babasú

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• iwawasá, wawasú (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi 'ybagûasu (“citron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.baˈsu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧sú

Noun

babasú (plural babasú-itá)

1. (loosely) any palm tree in the genera Orbignya and Attalea

   Synonym: babasú-iwa

2. (strictly) babassu (Attalea speciosa)

   Synonym: babasú-iwa

3. babassu nut

Derived terms

• babasú-iwa

 

Descendants

• → Brazilian Portuguese: babaçu
  • → English: babassu
  • → French: babaçu, babassu
  • → Italian: babaco