jackfruit

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
noun immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.

A rear garden was pleasant with jackfruit, mango, and plantain trees. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
In addition to bananas, we gathered some enormous jackfruit with a very tangy flavor, some tasty mangoes, and some pineapples of unbelievable size. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus

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