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baobab

/ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
baobab
IPA
/ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ء ب و, bahobab, أَبُو حِبَاب

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/
  • British English: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/

Inflected Forms

baobabs (plural) boabab (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

African baobab cream of tartar tree monkey bread sour gourd tabaldi tebeldi upside-down tree monkey-bread tree adansonia digitata

Questions

How do you pronounce baobab?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/.
What does baobab mean?
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
Where does baobab come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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