A tropical South American tree or its edible fruit, related to the guava family.
From Tupi (a South American indigenous language), where 'ara' refers to various types of birds or objects. The word entered European languages through Portuguese explorers.
Araca fruits were known to the Tupi people for thousands of years before Europeans ever arrived—the word is one of the few Tupi words that made it into global languages!
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