pequin.

Brit.

/pɛˈkiː/, U.S.

/pəˈki/

Forms: 1800s piquí, 1800s– pequi, 1800s– piqui.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese pequi.

Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese pequi (1594; 1587 as piquií ; also 1667 as piqui , 1817 as piquí ) < Tupi peki . Compare earlier piquia n.

Any of several tropical South American trees of the genus Caryocar (family Caryocaraceae), esp. C. brasiliense of central Brazil, which has an oily edible fruit and seed, and occasionally (perhaps partly by confusion) the piquia, C. villosum. Also: the wood or fruit of any of these trees. Frequently attributive, as pequi fruit, pequi tree, etc.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > other American fruit-plants

guava1555

anchovy pear1657

river pear1696

sour-sop tree1696

monkey apple1750

stopper-berry tree1750

sour-sop1753

chocho1756

sweet plum1796

pequi1819

Spanish plum1823

jaboticaba1824

christophene1830

Quito orange1846

pepino1850

mountain mango1861

chayote1884

Suriname cherry1895

feijoa1898

choko1902

1819 R. Southey Hist. Brazil III. xliv. 758 The Piqui..is of more importance to a country like Piauhy, where drought is the great evil.

1870 C. F. Hartt Thayer Exped. 149 Among the trees are several species which produce edible fruit, especially the Mangabeira, Bacuparí, Piquí, &c.

1936 Times 1 July 15/4 They learned that he had been poisoned in a Calapolos village with an acid drink made from pequi fruits.

1977 C. Wagley Welcome of Tears iii. 52 Both men and women would collect wild fruit, such as pequi, and bacaba palm nuts, which grew in the galeria forests.

2003 Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics (Nexis) 1 Mar. 54 Growing up to a height of 10m, the Pequi tree produces large yellow flowers and fruits which contain 1 to 4 seeds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pequi
释义	pequin. Brit. /pɛˈkiː/, U.S. /pəˈki/ Forms: 1800s piquí, 1800s– pequi, 1800s– piqui. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese pequi. Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese pequi (1594; 1587 as piquií ; also 1667 as piqui , 1817 as piquí ) < Tupi peki . Compare earlier piquia n. Any of several tropical South American trees of the genus Caryocar (family Caryocaraceae), esp. C. brasiliense of central Brazil, which has an oily edible fruit and seed, and occasionally (perhaps partly by confusion) the piquia, C. villosum. Also: the wood or fruit of any of these trees. Frequently attributive, as pequi fruit, pequi tree, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > other American fruit-plants guava1555 anchovy pear1657 river pear1696 sour-sop tree1696 monkey apple1750 stopper-berry tree1750 sour-sop1753 chocho1756 sweet plum1796 pequi1819 Spanish plum1823 jaboticaba1824 christophene1830 Quito orange1846 pepino1850 mountain mango1861 chayote1884 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 choko1902 1819 R. Southey Hist. Brazil III. xliv. 758 The Piqui..is of more importance to a country like Piauhy, where drought is the great evil. 1870 C. F. Hartt Thayer Exped. 149 Among the trees are several species which produce edible fruit, especially the Mangabeira, Bacuparí, Piquí, &c. 1936 Times 1 July 15/4 They learned that he had been poisoned in a Calapolos village with an acid drink made from pequi fruits. 1977 C. Wagley Welcome of Tears iii. 52 Both men and women would collect wild fruit, such as pequi, and bacaba palm nuts, which grew in the galeria forests. 2003 Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics (Nexis) 1 Mar. 54 Growing up to a height of 10m, the Pequi tree produces large yellow flowers and fruits which contain 1 to 4 seeds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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