yaca

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *asaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hasaq, from Proto-Austronesian *Sasaq (“to sharpen, whet”).

Verb

yaca

to grate
to grind
to file

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaka/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ka]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃaka/ [ˈʃa.ka]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒaka/ [ˈʒa.ka]

Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: ya‧ca

Noun

yaca f (plural yacas)

soursop tree
Synonym: guanábano
(Mexico) breadfruit
Synonym: (see for more synonyms) fruto del árbol del pan

Further reading

“yaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tataltepec Chatino

Etymology

Compare Isthmus Zapotec yaga.

Noun

yaca

tree

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