Etymology

babaco

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Today it means: A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii Full definition →

Spanish babaco ← Old Tupi wawa'su
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived fromwawa'su
  2. Spanish · borrowed frombabaco
  3. English todaybabaco

From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.

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