Etymology

bissap

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Today it means: The plant roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa). Full definition →

French bissap ← Wolof bisaab
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The story

  1. Wolof · derived frombisaab“roselle”
  2. French · borrowed frombissap
  3. English todaybissap

Borrowed from French bissap, from Wolof bisaab (“roselle”).

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