jackfruit
/ˈdʒækfruːt/noun
1- a fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit木菠萝, 波罗蜜。
1.1
- Artocarpus heterophyllus, family Moraceae.拉丁名Artocarpus heterophyllus,桑科。
1.2
- the very large edible fruit of this tree, resembling a breadfruit and important as food in the tropics木菠萝, 波罗蜜。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Portuguese jaca （from Malayalam chakka） +FRUIT.