pacayn.

Brit.

/paˈkʌɪ/,

/pəˈkeɪ/, U.S.

/pəˈkaɪ/,

/pəˈkeɪ/

Forms: 1600s pacayes (plural), 1700s pacayas (plural), 1700s– pacay, 1800s pacaes, 1900s– pacai, 1900s– paccay, 1900s– pakay.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pacay.

Etymology: < Spanish pacay (c1590) < Quechua paqay or Aymara paqaya.

The edible, pulpy fruit of any of several tropical South American trees, esp. Inga feuillei and Prosopis juliflora (family Mimosaceae ( Leguminosae)); (also) any of these trees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > trees bearing other edible pods, etc.

pacay1604

nitta1799

bunya1843

kamachili1866

Manilla tamarind1866

inga bean1886

jicama1909

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxvi. 279 There are some grosse fruites, as those which they call Lucumes.., the Guanos [sic], Pacayes, Hubos, and the nuttes which they call imprisoned.

1717 tr. A. F. Frézier Voy. South-Sea 173 I saw a Tree call'd Pacay, whose Leaves are like those of the Walnut-tree, but of several sizes.

1748 tr. P. Lozano True Relation Earthquake Lima iii. 210 The..Pacayas..are there very plentiful.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 477/1 Some of the species..are esteemed for the sweetish edible pulp with which their seeds are surrounded, as..I[nga]insignis in the province of Quito, where it is called Guabo, or Guabas, but Pacaes in Peru.

1878 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 10 205 More abundant than these was the guava (or pacay), a large black bean of mawkish sweetness, covered with a slimy down, and enveloped in a pod 2 feet long.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xvi. 167 The paccay (Mimosa Inga), with its cottony fruit, was drooping over the bubbling waves.

1911 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 915/1 The alluvial valley of the Guayas, above Guayaquil [in Ecuador], is celebrated for the richness of its vegetation, which, in fruit alone, includes cacao,..pacays (Prosopis dulcis), aji (Chile pepper) [etc.].

1966 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 53 274 A second center of domestication is found in Peru where I. feuillei, the pacay, was widely cultivated before the Paracas culture.

1989 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 31 Oct. 13 There are also the pods of a pacay plant, with pulp so smooth and sweet it's called the ‘ice cream’ bean.

2002 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 26 May b1 I bought a mango for one sol..and a pacay for 20 centimos.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pacay
释义	pacayn. Brit. /paˈkʌɪ/, /pəˈkeɪ/, U.S. /pəˈkaɪ/, /pəˈkeɪ/ Forms: 1600s pacayes (plural), 1700s pacayas (plural), 1700s– pacay, 1800s pacaes, 1900s– pacai, 1900s– paccay, 1900s– pakay. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish pacay. Etymology: < Spanish pacay (c1590) < Quechua paqay or Aymara paqaya. The edible, pulpy fruit of any of several tropical South American trees, esp. Inga feuillei and Prosopis juliflora (family Mimosaceae ( Leguminosae)); (also) any of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > trees bearing other edible pods, etc. pacay1604 nitta1799 bunya1843 kamachili1866 Manilla tamarind1866 inga bean1886 jicama1909 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxvi. 279 There are some grosse fruites, as those which they call Lucumes.., the Guanos [sic], Pacayes, Hubos, and the nuttes which they call imprisoned. 1717 tr. A. F. Frézier Voy. South-Sea 173 I saw a Tree call'd Pacay, whose Leaves are like those of the Walnut-tree, but of several sizes. 1748 tr. P. Lozano True Relation Earthquake Lima iii. 210 The..Pacayas..are there very plentiful. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 477/1 Some of the species..are esteemed for the sweetish edible pulp with which their seeds are surrounded, as..I[nga]insignis in the province of Quito, where it is called Guabo, or Guabas, but Pacaes in Peru. 1878 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 10 205 More abundant than these was the guava (or pacay), a large black bean of mawkish sweetness, covered with a slimy down, and enveloped in a pod 2 feet long. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xvi. 167 The paccay (Mimosa Inga), with its cottony fruit, was drooping over the bubbling waves. 1911 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 915/1 The alluvial valley of the Guayas, above Guayaquil [in Ecuador], is celebrated for the richness of its vegetation, which, in fruit alone, includes cacao,..pacays (Prosopis dulcis), aji (Chile pepper) [etc.]. 1966 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 53 274 A second center of domestication is found in Peru where I. feuillei, the pacay, was widely cultivated before the Paracas culture. 1989 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 31 Oct. 13 There are also the pods of a pacay plant, with pulp so smooth and sweet it's called the ‘ice cream’ bean. 2002 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 26 May b1 I bought a mango for one sol..and a pacay for 20 centimos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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