breadfruit

Meaning

1. An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
2. The large round fruit of this tree.

Synonyms

breadfruit tree

Artocarpus altilis

Artocarpus communis

breadnut

artocarpus communis

areca palm

artocarpus incisa

jackfruit

Artocarpus

Translations

arbre à pain

Brotfruchtbaum

fruta-pão

Artocarpus altilis

broodboom

árbol del pan

artocarpe

arbre del pa

fruit à pain

ekmek ağacı

Brotfrucht

artocarpus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/

Etymology

Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).