Main Entry: acai

Variant(s): also açai \ˌä-ˌsä-ˈē, -sī-ˈē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Brazilian Protuguese açaí, fr. Tupi *i̵Basaí

Date: 1868

: a small dark purple fleshy berrylike fruit of a tall slender palm (Euterpe oleracea) of tropical Central and South America that is often used in beverages; also : the palm