Definitions
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- n. a Peruvian leguminous tree, cultivated for its large white edible pods
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The tree Inga Feuillei. The name is apparently also applied in Peru to Prosopis juliflora, the mesquit.
Etymologies
Examples
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Starch grains embedded in plaque on the teeth of early Peruvians show they had a more varied diet than previously believed, including beans and a local fruit known as pacay that indicate they had settled into farming long before we thought they had.
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(Carica sp.), which have potential as germplasm; lucuma (Pouteria lucuma), a staple fruit which bears year round; naranjilla (Solanum quitoense), a good fruit for juices; pacay (Inga sp.), a sweet-fleshed pod; passion fruit
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It tastes sweet, and, to my palate at least, it is very unpleasant; however, the Limeños on the coast and the monkeys in the woods are very fond of the pacay.
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Olinda hopes to expand her business during this time of year because fruits such as mango, plum, pacay fruit and tamarind are in great supply in the summer.
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[c] alalapacay ru bi; xax [c] al he ru xak pacay xqui [c] hacatih.
yarb commented on the word pacay
Long, flat, dark green fruit; grows out of a tree; thick, thick green skin - one peels it, to reveal a fruit arranged inside like broad beans, nestled in a soft white pulpy lining. The lining is eaten and the rest discarded.
October 20, 2007