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babassu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ Proto-Tupian *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa Old Tupi 'ybá Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu Old Tupi -gûasu Old Tupi 'ybagûasu Nheengatu babasúbor. Portuguese babaçubor. English babassu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu (formerly spelled babassu).

babassus (plural)

What does babassu mean?: A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.
Where does babassu come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ Proto-Tupian *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa Old Tupi 'ybá Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu Old Tupi -gûasu Old Tupi 'ybagûasu Nheengatu babasúbor. Portuguese babaçubor. English babassu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu (formerly spelled babassu).

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