bacove

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bacoven (obsolete)
• bakove

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pacova or pacoba (“banana”), ultimately from Old Tupi pa'kowa (“rolling leaf”). In Portuguese Wiktionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈkoː.və/, /ˈbaː.koː.və/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧co‧ve
• Rhymes: -oːvə

Noun

bacove c (plural bacoven or bacoves)

1. (Surinam) banana

   Synonym: banaan

2. (obsolete) plantain

   Synonyms: bakbanaan, banaan