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ba·bas·su
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bəˈsu
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uh
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noun
a palm,
Orbignya barbosiana,
of northeastern Brazil, bearing nuts that yield babassu oil.
Origin:
1920–25;
<
Portuguese
babaçú
<
Tupi,
equivalent to
ybá
fruit +
guasu
large
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babassu
(ˌbɑːbəˈsuː)
—
n
a Brazilian palm tree,
Orbignya martiana
(or
O. speciosa
), having hard edible nuts that yield an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc
[from Portuguese
babaçú
, from a native Amerindian word]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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