babaco
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.
Noun edit
babaco (plural babacos)
- A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii
- The fruit of this tree
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
babaco m (invariable)
- babaco (Vasconcellea × heilbornii)
- babaco (fruit)
Further reading edit
- babaco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Portuguese babaçu, from Old Tupi iuauasu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
babaco m (invariable)
- babassu (Attalea speciosa)
- Synonym: babassu
Further reading edit
- babaco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi wawa'su.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
babaco m (plural babacos)
- the babaco
Further reading edit
- “babaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014