baobab

English

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Etymology

From Arabic بو حباب (būħibāb, “father of many seeds”), from ابو (’abū, “father”) + حب (ħabb, “seed”).

Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

1. A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

Translations

Adansonia digitata

Albanian: baobab (sq) Armenian: բաոբաբ (hy) (baobab) Esperanto: baobabo (eo) Finnish: apinanleipäpuu (fi), baobab (fi) French: baobab (fr) m. Hungarian: majomkenyérfa (hu)

Icelandic: apabrauðstré (is) Ido: baobabo (io) Italian: baobab (it) m. Polish: baobab (pl) Russian: баобаб (ru) (baobáb) m. Spanish: baobab (es) m. Vietnamese: bao báp (vi)

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French

Etymology

Arabic buhibab (“fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ba.o.bab/

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• Homophone: baobabs

Noun

baobab m. (plural baobabs)

1. baobab

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Italian

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Noun

baobab m. (inv)

1. baobab (tree)