Genipa

/dʒɛˈniːpə/ noun

Definition

The fruit of the genip tree, a soft, round berry that is greenish-yellow and contains a sweet pulp used for preserves and natural dyes.

Etymology

From Taino 'genipa', the original name of the fruit in the indigenous Caribbean languages, brought into English through colonial contact and naturalists' accounts.

Kelly Says

Genipa fruit has a magical property—when you crush it, it produces a juice that oxidizes and turns dark blue or black on your skin, which is why it's called the 'dye fruit' and was used for body decoration and camouflage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
jeneripa
jen-er-ee-pa
ARالعربية
جينبا
jin-ba
BNবাংলা
জেনিপা
jen-ee-pa
CACatalà
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
CSČeština
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
DADansk
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
DEDeutsch
Genipa
zheh-nee-pa
ELΕλληνικά
γενίπα
ye-ni-pa
ESEspañol
genipa
hen-ee-pa
FAفارسی
جنIPA
jen-ee-pa
FISuomi
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
FRFrançais
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
GUGU
જેનિપા
jen-ee-pa
HAHA
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
HEעברית
גניפה
ge-ni-peh
HIहिन्दी
जेनिपा
jen-ee-pa
HUMagyar
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
IDBahasa Indonesia
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
IGIG
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
ITItaliano
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
JA日本語
ジェニパ
jeneripa
KKKK
геніпа
zhen-ee-pa
KMKM
ជេនីប៉ា
che-nee-pa
KO한국어
제니파
je-ni-pa
MRMR
जेनिपा
jen-ee-pa
MSBahasa Melayu
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျင်းပါ
ging-ba
NLNederlands
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
NONorsk
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
PAPA
ਜੇਨੀਪਾ
jen-ee-pa
PLPolski
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
PTPortuguês
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
RORomână
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
RUРусский
генипа
zhen-ee-pa
SVSvenska
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
SWKiswahili
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
TAதமிழ்
ஜெனிபா
jen-ee-ba
TEతెలుగు
జెనిపా
jen-ee-pa
THไทย
เจนนิพา
jen-ni-pa
TLTL
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
TRTürkçe
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
UKУкраїнська
геніпа
zhen-ee-pa
URاردو
جنIPA
jen-ee-pa
VITiếng Việt
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
YOYO
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
ZH中文
基因派
jēn yī pài
ZUZU
genipa
zheh-nee-pa

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