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jackfruit

jack·fruit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-froot]
    • /ˈdʒækˌfrut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-froot]
    • /ˈdʒækˌfrut/

Definitions of jackfruit word

  • noun jackfruit a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds. 1
  • noun jackfruit the fruit of this tree, which may weigh up to 70 pounds (32 kg). 1
  • noun jackfruit A fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit. 1
  • noun jackfruit a tropical Asian moraceous tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus 0
  • noun jackfruit the edible fruit of this tree, which resembles breadfruit and can weigh up to 27 kilograms (60 pounds) 0
  • noun jackfruit an East Indian tree (Artocarpus integrifolia) of the mulberry family, like the breadfruit 0

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Origin of jackfruit

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; jack3 + fruit

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Parts of speech for Jackfruit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jackfruit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jackfruit usage trend in Literature

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