tupinambor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French topinambour, from Old Tupi.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboʁ/ [tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboʁ/ [tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboɻ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.pi.nɐ̃ˈboɾ/

Noun

tupinambor m (plural tupinambores)

  1. Jerusalem artichoke (variety of sunflower with edible tubers)

References
  1. “tupinambor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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