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Meaning of Breadfruit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt

Definitions

  1. An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
  2. The large round fruit of this tree.

Equivalents

العربية البريدفروت خبزية
Dansk brødfrugt
Deutsch Brotfrucht
Español buen pan fruta de pan frutipán fruto del árbol del pan pana
Vosa Vakaviti uto
Français fruit à pain
Gaeilge toradh aráin
ગુજરાતી નીરફણસ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻulu
हिन्दी कटहल पनस
Bahasa Indonesia mandalika sukun timbul
日本語 パンの木 パンの木の実
한국어 빵나무
Te Reo Māori kuru
Bahasa Melayu kulur sukun
Português fruta-pão
Русский плод хле́бного де́рева
Gagana Sāmoa 'ulu
Svenska brödfrukt
ไทย สาเก
Tagalog kamansi rimas
Türkçe ekmek ağacı
Tiếng Việt quả sa kê sa kê trái sa kê

Examples

“On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.”
“There is also a fine tract of guano, inland, where grow limes, oranges, breadfruit and mummy-apples.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Breadfruits breadhead breadiness Breading breadishness breadkind

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