babul

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/bəˈbuːl/

noun

A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

Similar
kikarprickly acacia
OriginFrench baboul ← Hindi बबूल ← Sanskrit वव्वोल →
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Meanings

babul1

nounbabul (plural babuls)

plural babuls · alternative babool

  1. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

    In place of Putney's golden gorse / The sickly babul blooms.

    1884, Rudyard Kipling, The Moon of Other Days

    Synonyms: kikar, prickly acacia

Babul2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

Similar
kikarprickly acacia
Also see
bablahkikar

Origin

babul · noun

  1. Sanskritवव्वोल“acacia”
  2. Hindiबबूल“babul tree”
  3. Frenchbaboul
  4. Englishbabul

Borrowed both from French baboul and from Hindi बबूल (babūl, “babul tree”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वव्वोल (vavvola, “acacia”).

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Babul · proper noun

  1. Hindiबाबुल
  2. EnglishBabul

Borrowed from Hindi बाबुल (bābul).

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Translations

Hindi बाबुल
  • बाबुल (bābul)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with babul

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Anagrams

bubal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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