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JAKFR-oot/ˈdʒækfruːt/

A jackfruit is a very large tropical fruit with a thick bumpy skin and sweet yellow flesh. Countable: a jackfruit, jackfruits; some jackfruit when it is cut. Write one word: jackfruit. A pineapple also has a rough skin but is smaller and more yellow-brown; a mango is smoother and smaller. Mix-up: jack (a name, or a tool) + fruit as two words.

Meaning

A very large tropical fruit with a thick bumpy skin and sweet yellow flesh.

Examples

• “They cut a huge jackfruit at the market.”
• “This jackfruit is too heavy to carry alone.”
• “The jackfruit smells very sweet when it is ripe.”

Good to know

a jackfruit / some jackfruit (one word). Contrast: pineapple (smaller), mango (smooth). Mix-up: jack + fruit.

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