sapucaia
Portuguese, noun/sa.puˈkaj.ɐ/
sapucaia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sapucaia (any of several trees in the genus Lecythis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum a várias espécies de plantas da família das lecitidáceas, nativas do Brasil, de madeira resistente…”.
What does sapucaia mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininesapucaia (any of several trees in the genus Lecythis)
- 2
Brazilfemininesapucaia (Lecythis pisonis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Pará 2. município brasileiro do estado do Rio de Janeiro
noun: 1. nome comum a várias espécies de plantas da família das lecitidáceas, nativas do Brasil, de madeira resistente e cujos frutos têm sementes oleaginosas e comestíveis
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sapucaia
- sapucaias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sapucaia?
- Brazil /sa.puˈkaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [sa.puˈkaɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /sɐ.puˈkaj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sapucaia in Portuguese?
sapucaia appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).