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 'ybagûasu. Literally, “big fruit”.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.baˈsu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.bɐˈsu/ [bɐ.βɐˈsu]

Noun

babaçu m or (obsolete) f (plural babaçus)

1. (Brazil) 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

Further reading

• “babaçu” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.