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bakupari

noun
ba·ku·pa·ri | \ˌbä(ˌ)küpəˈrē\
plural -s

Definition of bakupari 

: a Brazilian tree (Rheedia brasiliensis) of the family Guttiferae with an edible fruit having snow-white slightly acid pulp

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First Known Use of bakupari

1920, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bakupari

modification of Portuguese bacoparí, from Tupi

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