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açai, n.
Brit. |aˈsʌɪiː|, |ˌasʌɪˈiː|, U.S. |əˈsaɪi|
Forms: 18– assai, 19– acai, 19– açai, 19– açái, 19– açaí, 19– assahy, 19– assaí
[‹ Portuguese açaí (1763 as assaí, c 1767 as açay) ‹ Nheêngatú asaí (also uasaí).
Nheêngatú is a Tupi–Guarani language used as a lingua franca in the Amazonian region.]
Any of various palms of the South American genus Euterpe, often used as a source of palm hearts (in full açai palm). Also (more fully açai berry): the edible fruit of any of these trees (esp. E. oleracea), a small blackish-purple berry used principally for its juice.
1868L. Agassiz & E. Agassiz Journey in Brazil iv. 140, I..passed a pleasant morning with the ladies..who made me acquainted with the peculiar beverage so famous in these regions, prepared from the berries of the Assai palm. 1904Geogr. Rev. 4 48 The feathery assahy palms (Euterpe oleracea) near the brooklet in the background, help to make a charming picture of many an Indian home. 1928Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 29 Dec. (Magazine) 4/1 There is a local saying that he who first tastes the juice of the Assai palm will be lured back to Amazonia again and again. 1946R. H. Lowie tr. C. Nimuendajú Eastern Timbira ii. 56 The brooms are made of the inflorescence of the assahy (Euterpe sp.) or the bacaba palm (Oenocarpus sp.). 1989Nature 23 Nov. 362/1 Even the ice creams are Amazonian; alongside the familiar tropical tastes of pineapple, guava and mango are açai, bacuri,..and genipapo. 1999J. McNeil in S. Champion Fortune Hotel 116 He wears a purple piece of material, the exact colour of the açai berries that came from the jungle. |