Pronunciation/Names
How do you pronounce açaí?
ah-sah-EE/ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/
Commonly said as: "uh-KYE"
ah sah ee
acai
What it is
Açaí is the Brazilian berry.
Why it gets said wrong
In Portuguese the ç is an s and the stress falls on the accented í, giving three syllables.
Hear it in a sentence
Breakfast was an açaí bowl.
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