buroburo

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly a reduplication of buro (“large shrimp”), in reference to its seeds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌbu.ɾo.ˈbu.ɾo]

Noun

buroburo

1. 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