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Where does “acerola” come from?

acerola (English) comes from Spanish acerola, from Andalusian Arabic azza 'rúra, from Arabic زُعْرُورَة, from Classical Syriac ܥܙܪܪܬܐ.

acerola (English): A tree of the West Indies and northern South...

Definitions

  1. A tree of the West Indies and northern South...

Ancestry of “acerola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishacerolaazarole, the fruit of the acerolo, "Crataegus...
2Andalusian Arabicazza 'rúra—
3Arabicزُعْرُورَة—
4Classical Syriacܥܙܪܪܬܐ—
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