jackfruit
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruitA tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
» The next day, I bought a jackfruit.
Meaning
2 sensesA tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
Jackfruchtbaum
джекфру́тdžekfrút
джекфру́тdžekfrút
East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
The large fruit from this tree.
Jackfrucht
джекфру́тdžekfrút
джекфру́тdžekfrút
Examples
5 sentencesThe next day, I bought a jackfruit.
I love eating jackfruit; it's very sweet and tasty.
Next to my house, there are some jackfruit trees.
Tom's aunt makes jackfruit jam.
Jackfruit is an ordinary fruit in Brazil.
Translations
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Origin
From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) /From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.
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Forms
plural: jackfruits / jackfruit| Singular | jackfruit |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted:jakjack
- East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds:jackfruit treeArtocarpus heterophyllus
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular