baobab

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪəʊbab/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/

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baobab (plural baobabs)

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

   Synonyms: cream of tartar tree, sour gourd

• → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

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1. Alternative form of tuwa

• “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

1. baobab

• abebrødtræ
• baobabtræ

• baobabtræ

• “baobab” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.

   Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑo̞bɑb]
• Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
• Syllabification^(key): ba‧o‧bab

baobab

1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.

   Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

From Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɔ.bab/, /ba.o.bab/

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• Homophone: baobabs

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab

• Mauritian Creole: baobab
• → Vietnamese: bao báp

• “baobab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

baobab m (invariable)

1. baobab (tree)

From French baobab.

baobab

1. the baobab tree
2. a type of concrete

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

• IPA^(key): /baˈɔ.bap/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbap
• Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

baobab m inan

1. baobab (Adansonia digitata)

• baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. Alternative form of baobá

From French baobab.

baobab m (plural baobabi)

1. baobab, monkey bread

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

• IPA^(key): /baoˈbab/ [ba.oˈβ̞aβ̞]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab

• “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014