babasú

== Nheengatu == === Alternative forms === iwawasá, wawasú (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Tupi 'ybagûasu (“citron”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ba.baˈsu] Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧sú === Noun === babasú (plural babasú-itá) (loosely) any palm tree in the genera Orbignya and Attalea Synonym: babasú-iwa (strictly) babassu (Attalea speciosa) Synonym: babasú-iwa babassu nut ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Brazilian Portuguese: babaçu→ English: babassu→ French: babaçu, babassu→ Italian: babaco === References ===