besabesa

Ternate

besabesa

Etymology

Possibly a reduplication of besa (“rain”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌbe.sa.ˈbe.sa]

Noun

besabesa

1. the plant Aristolochia indica

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill