Jackfruit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds

immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈækfɹuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈakfɹuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈakfɹuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈækfɹuːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jack jackfruit tree jak Artocarpus heterophyllus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jackfrucht

Ostindischer Baum, der wegen seiner riesigen essbaren Früchte und Samen kultiviert wird

🇫🇷French

jacquier

Arbre des Indes orientales cultivé pour ses immenses fruits et graines comestibles

🇪🇸Spanish

yaca

Árbol de la India oriental cultivado por sus inmensos frutos y semillas comestibles.

🇵🇹Portuguese

jaca

Árvore da Índia Oriental cultivada por seus imensos frutos e sementes comestíveis

🇷🇺Russian

джекфрут

Восточно-индийское дерево, выращиваемое ради огромных съедобных плодов и семян.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटहल

पूर्वी भारतीय वृक्ष की खेती इसके विशाल खाद्य फल और बीजों के लिए की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁঠাল

পূর্ব ভারতীয় গাছ তার প্রচুর ভোজ্য ফল এবং বীজের জন্য চাষ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பலாப்பழம்

கிழக்கிந்திய மரம் அதன் மகத்தான உண்ணக்கூடிய பழங்கள் மற்றும் விதைகளுக்காக வளர்க்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పనసపండు

ఈస్ట్ ఇండియన్ చెట్టు దాని అపారమైన తినదగిన పండ్లు మరియు విత్తనాల కోసం సాగు చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

जॅकफ्रूट

पूर्व भारतीय वृक्ष त्याच्या अफाट खाद्य फळ आणि बिया साठी लागवड

🇮🇳Gujarati

જેકફ્રૂટ

પૂર્વ ભારતીય વૃક્ષ તેના પુષ્કળ ખાદ્ય ફળ અને બીજ માટે ઉગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಲಸು

ಈಸ್ಟ್ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಮರವನ್ನು ಅದರ ಅಪಾರ ಖಾದ್ಯ ಹಣ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ಬೀಜಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചക്ക

ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ പഴങ്ങൾക്കും വിത്തുകൾക്കുമായി നട്ടുവളർത്തുന്ന ഈസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ മരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੈਕਫਰੂਟ

ਪੂਰਬੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰੁੱਖ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਖਾਣ ਯੋਗ ਫਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬੀਜਾਂ ਲਈ ਉਗਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جَیک فروٹ

مشرقی ہندوستانی درخت اپنے بے پناہ خوردنی پھلوں اور بیجوں کے لیے کاشت کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

菠萝蜜

东印度树因其巨大的可食用果实和种子而被种植

🇯🇵Japanese

パラミツ

食用となる巨大な果実や種子を得るために栽培される東インドの木

🇰🇷Korean

잭푸르트

거대한 식용 과일과 씨앗을 얻기 위해 재배되는 동인도 나무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mít

Cây Đông Ấn được trồng để lấy quả và hạt ăn được

🇹🇭Thai

ขนุน

ต้นไม้อินเดียตะวันออกที่ปลูกเพื่อผลไม้และเมล็ดพืชที่กินได้จำนวนมหาศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

nangka

Pohon India Timur dibudidayakan karena buah dan bijinya yang sangat banyak dapat dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

langka

Ang puno ng East Indian ay nilinang para sa napakalaking nakakain nitong prutas at buto

🇲🇾Malay

buah nangka

Pokok India Timur ditanam untuk buah dan biji yang boleh dimakan yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكاكايا

شجرة هندية شرقية تزرع لثمارها وبذورها الهائلة الصالحة للأكل

🇮🇷Persian

جک فروت

درخت هند شرقی برای میوه و دانه های خوراکی بسیار زیادش کشت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

nefesi

Muazzam yenilebilir meyveleri ve tohumları için yetiştirilen Doğu Hint ağacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'קפרי

עץ מזרח הודי מטופח בשל פריו וזרעים האכילים העצומים שלו

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