babaçu
See also: babaçú
Portuguese
Alternative forms
The alternative forms used most often are baguaçu, guaguaçu, aguaçu and uauaçu.
all alternative forms
- babassu (obsolete), babassú (obsolete), babaçú (obsolete)
- baguaçu, baguaçú (obsolete), baguassu (obsolete), baguassú (obsolete)
- guaguaçu, guaguaçú (obsolete), guaguassú (obsolete)
- aguaçu, aguaçú (obsolete), aguassú (obsolete)
- uauaçu, uauaçú (obsolete), uauassu (rare, obsolete), uauassú (rare, obsolete)
- bauaçu (rare)
- auaçu (rare), auaçú (rare, obsolete), auassú (rare, obsolete)
- uaguassu (rare, obsolete), uaguassú (rare, obsolete)
- oauaçu (rare, obsolete), oauassú (obsolete)
- oabaçu (rare)
- oaguaçu (rare), oaguaçú (rare, obsolete)
- buassú (obsolete)
- uaçu (rare)
- uauçu (rare), uaussú (rare, obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Tupi iuauasu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌba.ba.ˈsu/
Noun
babaçu m or f (obsolete) (plural babaçus)
- babassu (Orbignya barbosiana, a tall Brazilian feather palm)
Synonyms
- palha-branca, coco-de-macaco, coco naiá, coco-pindoba
Descendants
- English: babassu
- French: babaçu, babassu
- Italian: babassu