breadfruit
Any member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of…Any member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
» Put the breadfruit in the pot.
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2 sensesAny member of the species Artocarpus altilis of evergreen trees, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
The large round fruit of this tree.
Brotfruchtbaum, Brotfrucht
хле́бное де́ревоxlébnoje dérevo, плод хле́бного де́реваplod xlébnovo déreva
a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
Examples
11 sentencesPut the breadfruit in the pot.
I'd like to eat fish and breadfruit.
Peel the skin off of the breadfruit.
Cook the breadfruit for about forty-five minutes.
You can get okra and breadfruit from the grocer on the corner.
deOkraschoten und Brotfrüchte bekommst du beim Krämer an der Ecke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Calque of taxonomic name Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos))Calque of taxonomic name Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).
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Forms
plural: breadfruits / breadfruit| Singular | breadfruit |
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| Plural | breadfruits / breadfruit |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread:breadfruit treeArtocarpus communisArtocarpus altilis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular