🥑 Japanese More Fruits Vocabulary Mais frutas
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the More Fruits scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- abacate /abaˈkatʃi/ A2avocado · final -te=[tʃi]No Brasil, a gente bate abacate com leite e açúcar na vitamina.In Brazil, people blend avocado with milk and sugar into a smoothie.
- mamão /maˈmɐ̃w̃/ A2papaya · nasal [ɐ̃w̃]; variant: papaiaEu como mamão com aveia todo café da manhã.I eat papaya with oats every breakfast.
- caju /kaˈʒu/ B1cashew fruit (the apple) · j=[ʒ]; the nut is castanha-de-cajuNa feira, comprei suco de caju bem geladinho.At the street market, I bought some nice ice-cold cashew-fruit juice.
- maracujá /maɾakuˈʒa/ A2passion fruit · stress on final á; joke: tomar um maracujá = calm downEla fez mousse de maracujá para a sobremesa.She made passion fruit mousse for dessert.
- kiwi /kiˈwi/ A2kiwi (fruit) · loanword; also pronounced [kiˈvi]Comprei um kiwi bem maduro para a salada de frutas.I bought a nice ripe kiwi for the fruit salad.
- ameixa /aˈmejʃɐ/ B1plum · x=[ʃ]; ameixa seca = pruneMinha avó come ameixa seca todo dia por causa do intestino.My grandma eats prunes every day for her digestion.
- cereja /seˈɾeʒɐ/ A2cherry · closed [e]; a cereja do bolo = the cherry on topO bolo veio com uma cereja em cima, igual nos desenhos.The cake came with a cherry on top, just like in cartoons.
- figo /ˈfigu/ B1fig · final -o=[u]Meu vizinho tem um pé de figo carregado no quintal.My neighbor has a fig tree loaded with fruit in his backyard.
- jabuticaba /ʒaˌbutʃiˈkabɐ/ B1jaboticaba (berry that grows on the trunk) · ti=[tʃi] · also: metaphor for a uniquely Brazilian thingNo sítio da minha tia, a gente chupa jabuticaba direto do tronco.At my aunt's country place, we eat jaboticabas right off the trunk.
- tangerina /tɐ̃ʒeˈɾĩnɐ/ A2tangerine · nasal [ɐ̃]/[ĩ]; regional: mexerica, bergamotaDescascar tangerina no inverno tem cheiro de infância.Peeling a tangerine in winter smells like childhood.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese more fruits words are in this list?
10 words, including A2: 6, B1: 4. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.