babaçu

See also: babaçú

Portuguese

Alternative forms

The alternative forms used most often are baguaçu, guaguaçu, aguaçu and uauaçu.

Etymology

From Old Tupi iûaûasu.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.baˈsu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.bɐˈsu/ [bɐ.βɐˈsu]

Noun

babaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural babaçus)

  1. (Brazil) babassu (Orbignya barbosiana, a tall Brazilian feather palm)
    Synonyms: palha-branca, coco-de-macaco, coco naiá, coco-pindoba

Descendants

  • English: babassu
  • French: babaçu, babassu
  • Italian: babassu

Further reading

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