baobab

English

/ˈbeɪəʊbab/, /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bahobab derived from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (father of many seeds, fruit of many seeds).

Origin

Arabic

أَبُو حِبَاب

Gloss

father of many seeds, fruit of many seeds

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Cognates and derived terms

bahobab Latin
baobab Italian
baobab Dutch, Flemish
baobab French
баоба́б Russian
baobab Spanish, Castilian
バオバブ Japanese
baobab Danish
أَبُو حِبَاب Arabic
baobabo Esperanto
bao báp Vietnamese
baobab Mauritian Creole