babassu

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noun

A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

Similar
coco de macaobabassu palmOrbignya phalerataOrbignya spesiosaOrbignya martiana
OriginPortuguese babaç ← Nheengatu babasú ← Old Tupi 'ybagûasu →
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Meanings

nounbabassu (plural babassus)

plural babassus

  1. A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

    Synonyms: coco de macao

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

Similar
coco de macao

More synonyms by meaning

nountall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

Similar
babassu palmcoco de macaoOrbignya phalerataOrbignya spesiosaOrbignya martiana
Broader
feather palm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Tupi'ybá
  2. Old Tupi'ybagûasu
  3. Nheengatubabasú
  4. Portuguesebabaç
  5. Englishbabassu

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu (formerly spelled babassu).

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Translations

Italian babassu
  • babassuAttalea speciosa, a tall Brazilian feather palm
Portuguese babaçu
  • babaçuAttalea speciosa, a tall Brazilian feather palm
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APA

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Chicago

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