babaco

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noun

A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii

OriginSpanish babaco ← Old Tupi wawa'su →
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Meanings

nounbabaco (plural babacos)

plural babacos

  1. A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii
  2. The fruit of this tree

Origin

  1. Old Tupiwawa'su
  2. Spanishbabaco
  3. Englishbabaco

From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.

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APA

babaco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babaco

MLA

“babaco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babaco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babaco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babaco.

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