babaco

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su. === Noun === babaco (plural babacos) A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii The fruit of this tree == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baˈba.ko/, /ˈba.ba.ko/ Rhymes: -ako, -abako Hyphenation: ba‧bà‧co, bà‧ba‧co ==== Noun ==== babaco m (invariable) babaco (Vasconcellea × heilbornii) babaco (fruit) ==== Further reading ==== babaco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baˈba.ko/ Rhymes: -ako Hyphenation: ba‧bà‧co ==== Noun ==== babaco m (invariable) babassu (Attalea speciosa) Alternative form: babassu ==== Further reading ==== babaco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication === Anagrams === abbaco, abbacò == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi wawa'su. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈbako/ [baˈβ̞a.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: ba‧ba‧co === Noun === babaco m (plural babacos) the babaco === Further reading === “babaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025