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Meaning of "genipap" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENIPAP

From Portuguese genipapo, from Tupi.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GENIPAP

genipap  [ˈdʒɛnɪˌpæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENIPAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Genipap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENIPAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

genipap

Genipa americana

Genipa americana is a species of Genipa, native to northern South America, the Caribbean and southern Mexico, growing in rainforests. It is commonly called Genipapo or Huito; the alternate name Jagua may refer to other species of Genipa as well. To the Inca, it was known as hawa or wituq. In the British islands of the West Indies, it was called the marmalade box. It is a small tree growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate to oblong, 20–35 cm long and 10–19 cm broad, glossy dark green, with an entire margin. The flowers are white, yellow or red, with a five-lobed corolla 5–6 cm diameter. The fruit is a thick-skinned edible berry 5–8 cm diameter. A number of varieties and forms have been described: ▪ Genipa americana var. americanaGenipa americana var. caruto K.Schum. ▪ Genipa americana var. riobranquensis Kuhlm. ▪ Genipa americana f. grandifolia Chodat & Hassl. ▪ Genipa americana f. jorgensenii Steyerm. ▪ Genipa americana f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.

Definition of genipap in the English dictionary

The definition of genipap in the dictionary is an evergreen Caribbean rubiaceous tree, Genipa americana, with reddish-brown edible orange-like fruits. Other definition of genipap is the fruit of this tree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENIPAP


pap
pæp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENIPAP

genialness
genic
genically
genicular
geniculate
geniculately
geniculation
genie
genii
genip
genista
genistein
genit.
genital
genital herpes
genital warts
genitalia
genitalial
genitalic
genitally

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENIPAP

ap
cap
cheap
gap
lap
map
mealie pap
mielie pap
on the cheap
rap
site map
snap
soap
strap
swap
T-strap
tap
trap
wrap
yap

Synonyms and antonyms of genipap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «genipap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENIPAP

Find out the translation of genipap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of genipap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «genipap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

genipap
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jenipapo
570 millions of speakers

English

genipap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

genipap
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

genipap
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

genipap
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jenipapo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

genipap
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genipap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Genipap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jenipapo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チブサノキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

genipap
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Genipap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

genipap
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

genipap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिनीपॅप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genipap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genipap
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

genipap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

genipap
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

genipap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

genipap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genipap
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

genipap
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

genipap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of genipap

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENIPAP»

The term «genipap» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENIPAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «genipap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «genipap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about genipap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENIPAP»

Discover the use of genipap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to genipap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Barbecued Husbands: And Other Stories from the Amazon
The brother chewed the genipap and saw that it could be used as a dye. He gave some to his sister. There was going to be a big party, a chicha feast, and the sister-snake asked her brother to chew the genipap so she could paint him. The boy ...
Betty Mindlin, 2002
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Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM, Second Edition
Of fruits of Genipa americana (genipap). Syrup. [odÈ2 +1003 (c, 2 in MeOH). Ono , M. et al., Chem. Pharm. Bull., 2007, 55, 632-634 (Gentpacetal) Genipamide G- 119 [942914-13-8] СООМе Н \ N\/\/COOMe НО Н О С16Н21Ы06 323.345 ...
Shmuel Yannai, 2012
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From the Enemy's Point of View: Humanity and Divinity in an ...
They paint themselves only with the black dye of genipap in delicate and complex designs. Notably, body designs that are made with genipap juice are considered the emblem of the spotted jaguar (the "owner" of genipap); they are also the ...
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, 1992
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The Making of the Cape Verdean
The Cape Verdean, who shares many commonalities with the Brazilian, denies that he, however White they may appear, has the “Mark of the Genipap.” 1 The two following quotes form the basis for the above-mentioned belief. The third quote ...
Manuel E. Costa, 2011
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Issues in General Food Research: 2013 Edition
Federal University, Fortaleza: Ultras0und as Pre-Treatment for Drying of Genipap (Genipa americana L.) By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Weekly News — Data detailed on Food Science have been presented. According to news ...
‎2013
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Amazon River fruits: flavors for conservation
Genipap fruits copiously for about a month or two, producing some 400 to 600 fruits when mature. Sometimes so many fruits ripen at the same time that many fall to the ground, such as around the homes of cowboys on Anjos ranch on Marajo ...
Nigel J. H. Smith, Walter H. Wust, 2007
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The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances ...
There, the small tree is named genipap. The genipap houses a plant spirit that can be important to shamans as a “teacher.” The blue black fruit juice of the tree is used by the Native peoples in the Xingú region as body coloring and pigment for ...
Christian Rätsch, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, 2013
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Cholinesterases—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
According to news reporting from Maceio, Brazil, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “Ethanol extracts of powdered genipap (Genipa americana L), umbu (Spondia tuberosa A.) and siriguela (Spondia purpurea L) prepared from ...
‎2013
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A Walk To The River In Amazonia: Ordinary Reality for the ...
The genipap pattern on Arakuni's skin imprints itself on Ukumalu's body while they lie together and she discovers these the next morning when she goes to bathe. Neither brother nor sister has realised this transference has occurred until this ...
Carla Stang, 2013
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A Grammar of Kwaza
(37) Now, we are finished, now genipap and then... (38) on the next day, now the genipap has disappeared, painting black, we turn around again and we paint ourselves again. (39) Now we are/have painted ourselves, now. (40) We stop ...
Hein van der Voort, 2004

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENIPAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term genipap is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wake up and smell a guava
For some reason a lot of food words that start with G are slightly hilarious: may I present "gallimaufry" (a dish of odds and ends), "genipap" (fruit) ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
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The 12 words that show which sex you are: experts use language to …
They include cacomistle and didapper, chaulmoogra, gossypol and genipap. This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 14»
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The Last of Eden
Several of the young leaders have three horizontal black lines from the juice of the genipap tree painted on their cheeks, Guajajara warrior lines, which many of ... «Vanity Fair, Nov 13»
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The Lost City of Z
... pigment from the genipap fruit; swathes of red pigment from the uruku berry. The village, which had about 150 residents, was highly stratified. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»

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