The tucumã is a palm native to the Guianas and the Amazon, which has edible fruit that is used in regional specialties. The tucumã is also called the awara in French, Arawak, and Carib, the wara in Creole, and the chontilla in Spanish.
The fruit of the tucumã is an orange colored, roundish drupe, with pointed end. It has oily, fibrous, yellow or orange pulp.
The fruit is used in bouillon d'awara, a Guianan Creole stew from French Guiana, and in the x-caboquinho, a sandwich from the Brazilian state of Amazonas.