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Webster 1913 Edition


Lucuma


Lu-cu′ma

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits.
Lucuma mammosum
is called natural marmalade in the West Indies;
Lucuma Caimito
, of Peru, furnishes a delicious fruit called
lucuma
and
caimito
.

Definition 2024


lúcuma

lúcuma

See also: lucuma

English

Noun

lúcuma (plural lúcumas)

  1. lucmo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish lúcuma, from Quechua rukma, luqma.

Noun

lúcuma f (plural lúcumas)

  1. lucmo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Quechua rukma, luqma.

Noun

lúcuma f (plural lúcumas)

  1. lucmo (fruit)