Brazil Nut - Nomenclature

Nomenclature

Despite their name, the most significant exporter of Brazil nuts is not Brazil but Bolivia, where they are called almendras. In Brazil these nuts are called castanhas-do-Pará (literally "nuts from Pará"), but Acreans call them castanhas-do-Acre instead. Indigenous names include juvia in the Orinoco area, and sapucaia in the rest of Brazil.

Though it is commonly called the Brazil nut, in botanical terms it is the seed from the fruit of this tree; a nut is a hard-shelled indehiscent fruit.

Brazil nuts are sometimes known by the term "nigger toes". They can be seen being sold in a market under this name in a scene from the 1922 Stan Laurel film The Pest.