noun, masculine/kupwaˈθu/plural: cupuazúes
cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum, a tree of South America); the fruit of the cupuassu tree, used to make a confectionery similar to chocolate
Etymology tree Old Tupi *kupu'y Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu Old Tupi -gûasu Old Tupi kupu'yûasu Nheengatu kupuasúbor. Portuguese cupuaçubor. Spanish cupuazú Borrowed from Portuguese cupuaçu.