Tucuma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tucuma is a noun meaning A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
Meaning
A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) with edible fruit.
More Meanings
- A fruit from this palm.
Example Sentences
There are always seasonal treats to be gathered from our land: mangoes, oranges, guavas, mandarins, nuts, and the palm fruits tucuma and acai.
After letting my hair air dry, I loved how the cupuacu, tucuma and Brazil nut oil came together to create a silky soft finish, with my ends feeling as if they had been freshly cut.
His [Vinicius Cantuária’s] songs, written in Portuguese (some are composed with Mr. [Arto] Lindsay and Caetano Veloso, and all are translated into English), are as typically internal and love-fixated as the best bossa nova, but rich with allusions to Brazilian food, music and geography. (A Tucuma is a rare Amazonian fruit.)
Word Forms
- tucumas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tucum, tecum, cupuassu, babassu, jacitara, tampoe.
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