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jackfruit

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/
  • [ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹwʊu̯t]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The large fruit from this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jak, jack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

4

noun

Meaning 4

East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

History

Etymology

From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.

Across languages

Translations

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Betawi: puun nangka — jackfruit tree
  • Burmese: ပိန္နဲပင် (pinnai:pang) — jackfruit tree
  • Catalan: jaquer — jackfruit tree
  • Danish: brødfrugttræ — jackfruit tree
  • Finnish: intianleipäpuu — jackfruit tree
  • Finnish: jakkipuu — jackfruit tree
  • French: jaquier — jackfruit tree
  • German: Jackfruchtbaum — jackfruit tree
  • Gujarati: ફણસ (phaṇas) — jackfruit tree
  • Hindi: कटहल (kaṭhal) — jackfruit tree
  • Hungarian: kenyérfa — jackfruit tree
  • Hungarian: jákafa — jackfruit tree
  • Ido: artokarpo — jackfruit tree
  • Indonesian: pohon nangka — jackfruit tree
  • Irish: crann seacthorthaí — jackfruit tree
  • Isan: บักมี่ (bàk-mîi) — jackfruit tree
  • Isan: หมากมี่ (màak-mîi) — jackfruit tree
  • Kannada: ಹಲಸಿನ ಮರ (halasina mara) — jackfruit tree
  • Khmer: ខ្នុរ (khnol) — jackfruit tree
  • Malayalam: പ്ലാവ് (plāvŭ) — jackfruit tree
  • Marathi: फणस (phaṇas) — jackfruit tree
  • Norman: jatchyi — jackfruit tree
  • Pali: panasa — jackfruit tree
  • Polish: chlebowiec różnolistny — jackfruit tree
  • Portuguese: jaqueira — jackfruit tree
  • Russian: джекфру́т (džekfrút) — jackfruit tree
  • Swahili: mfenesi — jackfruit tree
  • Swedish: jackfrukt — jackfruit tree
  • Tamil: பலா (palā) — jackfruit tree
  • Telugu: పనసచెట్టు (panasaceṭṭu) — jackfruit tree
  • Central Thai: ขนุน (kà-nǔn) — jackfruit tree
  • Northern Thai: หม่ะหนุน (màk-nǔn) — jackfruit tree
  • Northern Thai: บ่ะหนุน (bà-nǔn) — jackfruit tree
  • Ukrainian: джекфру́т (džekfrút) — jackfruit tree
  • Vietnamese: mít — jackfruit tree
  • Ambonese Malay: anane — the fruit
  • Arabic: جاكية — the fruit
  • Assamese: কঁঠাল (kõthal) — the fruit
  • Banyumasan: nangka — the fruit
  • Bengali: কাঁঠাল (kãṭhal) — the fruit
  • Betawi: nangka — the fruit
  • Central Bikol: langkâ — the fruit
  • Central Bikol: nangkâ — the fruit
  • Burmese: ပိန္နဲ (pinnai:) — the fruit
  • Catalan: jaca — the fruit
  • Cebuano: nangkà — the fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 大樹菠蘿 /大树菠萝 (daai6 syu6 bo1 lo4) — the fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 菠蘿蜜 /菠萝蜜 — the fruit
  • Hakka Chinese: 芒加 (mòng-kâ) — the fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菠蘿蜜 /菠萝蜜 (bōluómì) — the fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木菠蘿 /木菠萝 (mùbōluó) — the fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 樹菠蘿 /树菠萝 (shùbōluó) — the fruit
  • Chinese: 婆羅蜜 /婆罗蜜 (po-lô-bi̍t) — the fruit
  • Chinese: 芒加 (bông-ka) — the fruit
  • Czech: džekfrut — the fruit
  • Danish: brødfrugt — the fruit
  • Dhivehi: ސައްކެޔޮ (sakkeyo) — the fruit
  • Dutch: nangka — the fruit
  • Dutch: jackfruit — the fruit
  • Finnish: jakkihedelmä — the fruit
  • French: jaque — the fruit
  • German: Jackfrucht — the fruit
  • Gorontalo: langge — the fruit
  • Gujarati: ફણસ (phaṇas) — the fruit
  • Hawaiian: ʻananaka — the fruit
  • Hiligaynon: langka — the fruit
  • Hindi: कटहल (kaṭhal) — the fruit
  • Hungarian: kenyérfa gyümölcse — the fruit
  • Hungarian: jackfruit — the fruit
  • Icelandic: saðningaraldin — the fruit
  • Icelandic: jakaber — the fruit
  • Ido: artokarpofrukto — the fruit
  • Indonesian: nangka — the fruit
  • Irish: seacthoradh — the fruit
  • Isan: บักมี่ (bàk-mîi) — the fruit
  • Isan: หมากมี่ (màak-mîi) — the fruit
  • Italian: giaca — the fruit
  • Italian: catala — the fruit
  • Japanese: 波羅蜜 — the fruit
  • Japanese: ジャックフルーツ (jakkufurūtsu) — the fruit
  • Javanese: nangka — the fruit
  • Javanese: ꦤꦁꦏ (nangka) — the fruit
  • Kagayanen: nangka — the fruit
  • Kannada: ಹಲಸು (halasu) — the fruit
  • Kapampangan: yangka — the fruit
  • Khmer: ខ្នុរ (khnol) — the fruit
  • Konkani: पणस (paṇas) — the fruit
  • Korean: 잭프루트 (jaekpeuruteu) — the fruit
  • Lampung Api: lumasa — the fruit
  • Lampung Api: malasa — the fruit
  • Lao: ຫມາກມີ້ (māk mī) — the fruit
  • Luganda: ffene — the fruit
  • Malagasy: ampalibe — the fruit
  • Malay: nangka — the fruit
  • Malayalam: ചക്ക (cakka) — the fruit
  • Manchu: ᠪᠠᡵᠠᠮᡳᡩᠠ (baramida) — the fruit
  • Cotabato Manobo: badak — the fruit
  • Marathi: फणस (phaṇas) — the fruit
  • Mizo: lâmkhuang — the fruit
  • Mon: ပၞဟ် — the fruit
  • Mon: သတ်ပၞဟ် — the fruit
  • Mongolian: джек фрут (džek frut) — the fruit
  • Norwegian: jackfrukt — the fruit
  • Odia: ପନସ (paṇasa) — the fruit
  • Odia: ପନସ୍ (panas) — the fruit
  • Persian: ژاکفروت — the fruit
  • Persian: جکفروت — the fruit
  • Polish: dżakfrut — the fruit
  • Polish: jackfruit — the fruit
  • Portuguese: jaca — the fruit
  • Punjabi: ਕਟਹਲ (kaṭhal) — the fruit
  • Punjabi: ਕਟਹਰ (kaṭhar) — the fruit
  • Rohingya: haththól — the fruit
  • Russian: джекфру́т (džekfrút) — the fruit
  • Rwanda-Rundi: igifenesi — the fruit
  • Sambali: langka — the fruit
  • Sanskrit: पनस (panasa) — the fruit
  • Sanskrit: कण्टफल (kaṇṭaphala) — the fruit
  • Sindhi: فڻس (fṇs) — the fruit
  • Sinhalese: කොස් (kos) — the fruit
  • Spanish: yaca — the fruit
  • Spanish: jaca — the fruit
  • Sundanese: ᮔᮀᮊ (nangka) — the fruit
  • Swahili: fenesi — the fruit
  • Sylheti: ꠇꠑꠣꠟ (xoṭál) — the fruit
  • Tagalog: langka — the fruit
  • Tagalog: nangka — the fruit
  • Tamil: பலாக்காய் (palākkāy) — the fruit
  • Tamil: பலாப்பழம் (palāppaḻam) — the fruit
  • Tboli: badak — the fruit
  • Telugu: పనసపండు (panasapaṇḍu) — the fruit
  • Telugu: పనస (panasa) — the fruit
  • Tetum: kulu-naka — the fruit
  • Central Thai: ขนุน (kà-nǔn) — the fruit
  • Northern Thai: หม่ะหนุน (màk-nǔn) — the fruit
  • Northern Thai: บ่ะหนุน (bà-nǔn) — the fruit
  • Tibetan: པ་ར་མི་ཏ (pa ra mi ta) — the fruit
  • Tongan: mei ʻinitia — the fruit
  • Tulu: ಪೆಲಕಾಯಿ (pelakāyi) — the fruit
  • Ukrainian: джекфру́т (džekfrút) — the fruit
  • Uma' Lung: badóʼ — the fruit
  • Urdu: کٹھل — the fruit
  • Vietnamese: trái mít — the fruit
  • Vietnamese: quả mít — the fruit
  • Vietnamese: mít — the fruit
  • Waray-Waray: langkâ — the fruit
  • Xhosa: isiqhamo ijack — the fruit
  • Zhuang: maknam — the fruit