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
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
FISuomi
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
FRFrançais
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
HIहिन्दी
जेनिपा
jen-ee-pa
HUMagyar
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
IDBahasa Indonesia
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
ITItaliano
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
MSBahasa Melayu
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
NLNederlands
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
NONorsk
genipa
zheh-nee-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
TEతెలుగు
జెనిపా
jen-ee-pa
TRTürkçe
genipa
zheh-nee-pa
UKУкраїнська
геніпа
zhen-ee-pa
VITiếng Việt
genipa
zheh-nee-pa