buroburo
Ternate
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Etymology
Possibly a reduplication of buro (“large shrimp”), in reference to its seeds.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌbu.ɾo.ˈbu.ɾo]
Noun
buroburo
- the toddy palm (Borassus flabellifer)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh