babassun.

Brit.

/ˌbabəˈsuː/, U.S.

/ˌbɑbəˈsu/

Forms: 1800s– babassu, 1900s– babaçú, 1900s– babaçu, 1900s– babasso, 1900s– babassú, 1900s– babasú, 1900s– babasu.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Portuguese babaçu, baguassú.

Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese babaçu, babaçú, babasú, babassú (a1776), variants of baguassú, uauassú, etc. < an unattested Tupi compound < ybá fruit + guaçu large.

More fully babassu palm. A palm tree, Orbignya barbosiana (sometimes called Attalea speciosa), of north-eastern Brazil, with hard-shelled seeds from which a valuable oil is produced, and large feathery leaves.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > oil-palms

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1876 Catal. Brazilian Sect. Philadelphia Internat. Exhib. vi. 105 Oil of the Coco Babassu.

1923 W. Howarth Mod. Brazil vi. 88 Recent years have..added considerably to the number of oil-producing seeds and kernels, among the latter being the babassú.

1933 P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure iii. xii. 399 Only the babassú palms stood up proudly.

1961 Econ. Bot. 15 228/1 Among the oil yielding palms indigenous to the Amazon may be mentioned the babassù (Orbignya speciosa..), magnificent palms with elegant feathery leaves.

1973 Foreign Policy Autumn 104 The efficient production of babassu oil, highly prized for cooking, could be equally lucrative.

2000 J. Rocha Brazil 67 Forests of what look like luxuriant green feather-dusters cover huge swathes of northern Brazil. This is the extraordinary babassu palm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	babassu
释义	babassun. Brit. /ˌbabəˈsuː/, U.S. /ˌbɑbəˈsu/ Forms: 1800s– babassu, 1900s– babaçú, 1900s– babaçu, 1900s– babasso, 1900s– babassú, 1900s– babasú, 1900s– babasu. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Portuguese babaçu, baguassú. Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese babaçu, babaçú, babasú, babassú (a1776), variants of baguassú, uauassú, etc. < an unattested Tupi compound < ybá fruit + guaçu large. More fully babassu palm. A palm tree, Orbignya barbosiana (sometimes called Attalea speciosa), of north-eastern Brazil, with hard-shelled seeds from which a valuable oil is produced, and large feathery leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > oil palms macaw1657 groo-groo1796 macaw fat1801 oil palm1850 macca-fat palm1873 babassu1876 oil-berry tree1878 macca1892 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > tropical > oil-palms macaw1657 macaw fat1801 oil palm1850 macca-fat palm1873 babassu1876 oil-berry tree1878 1876 Catal. Brazilian Sect. Philadelphia Internat. Exhib. vi. 105 Oil of the Coco Babassu. 1923 W. Howarth Mod. Brazil vi. 88 Recent years have..added considerably to the number of oil-producing seeds and kernels, among the latter being the babassú. 1933 P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure iii. xii. 399 Only the babassú palms stood up proudly. 1961 Econ. Bot. 15 228/1 Among the oil yielding palms indigenous to the Amazon may be mentioned the babassù (Orbignya speciosa..), magnificent palms with elegant feathery leaves. 1973 Foreign Policy Autumn 104 The efficient production of babassu oil, highly prized for cooking, could be equally lucrative. 2000 J. Rocha Brazil 67 Forests of what look like luxuriant green feather-dusters cover huge swathes of northern Brazil. This is the extraordinary babassu palm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1876
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