yaca

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

yaca

1. to grate
2. to grind
3. to file

From Taíno [Term?].

• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ya‧ca

yaca f (plural yacas)

1. soursop tree

   Synonym: guanábano

2. (Mexico) breadfruit

   Synonym: (see for more synonyms) fruto del árbol del pan

• “yaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Compare Isthmus Zapotec yaga.

yaca

1. tree