babaco

Meaning

Noun

  • A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii (nothospecies)
  • The fruit of this tree

Origin

  • From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.

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