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breadfruit

bread·fruit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bred-froot]
    • /ˈbrɛdˌfrut/
    • /ˈbred.fruːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bred-froot]
    • /ˈbrɛdˌfrut/

Definitions of breadfruit word

  • variable noun breadfruit Breadfruit are large round fruit that grow on trees in the Pacific Islands and in tropical parts of America and that, when baked, look and feel like bread. 3
  • noun breadfruit a moraceous tree, Artocarpus communis (or A. altilis), of the Pacific Islands, having large round edible starchy usually seedless, fruit 3
  • noun breadfruit the fruit of this tree, which is eaten baked or roasted and has a texture like bread 3
  • noun breadfruit a tropical tree (Artocarpus altilis) of the mulberry family, with large, round, usually seedless fruit 3
  • noun breadfruit this fruit, with a starchy pulp, which resembles bread when baked 3
  • noun breadfruit a large, round, starchy fruit borne by a tree, Artocarpus altilis, of the mulberry family, native to the Pacific islands, used, baked or roasted, for food. 1

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Origin of breadfruit

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; bread + fruit

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Parts of speech for Breadfruit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

breadfruit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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