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Definition of babassu in English: babassu(also babaçu) noun ˌbabəˈsuːˌbäbəˈso͞o A Brazilian palm that yields an edible oil which is sometimes used in cosmetics. Genus Orbignya, family Palmae Example sentencesExamples - Then exchange sensual massages with exotic babassu oil from the Amazon - tinged with essential oils of orange, sandalwood and frankincense.
- One partnership is with the Maranhao tribe of northeast Brazil, who harvest babassu nuts (from Amazonian palm trees), which are used as a cleansing agent in some Aveda shampoos.
- The rubs harness the soothing properties of babassu oil (harvested from the Amazonian babassu palm) and essential oils.
- The shampoo cleanses fine hair with organic coconut and babassu oils and contains calendula, honey and marshmallow to give life to limp strands.
- In the northeastern region of Brazil, near the Amazon, indigenous women harvest nuts from babassu palms.
- The babassu palm, which grows in the Brazilian Amazon, is harvested sustainably to provide a natural oil for use in Aveda hair conditioners and as a cleansing ingredient in shampoos.
Origin 1920s: from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu, from Tupi ybá 'fruit' + guasu 'large'. Definition of babassu in US English: babassu(also babaçu) nounˌbäbəˈso͞o A Brazilian palm that yields an edible oil which is sometimes used in cosmetics. Genus Orbignya, family Palmae Example sentencesExamples - One partnership is with the Maranhao tribe of northeast Brazil, who harvest babassu nuts (from Amazonian palm trees), which are used as a cleansing agent in some Aveda shampoos.
- Then exchange sensual massages with exotic babassu oil from the Amazon - tinged with essential oils of orange, sandalwood and frankincense.
- The babassu palm, which grows in the Brazilian Amazon, is harvested sustainably to provide a natural oil for use in Aveda hair conditioners and as a cleansing ingredient in shampoos.
- The shampoo cleanses fine hair with organic coconut and babassu oils and contains calendula, honey and marshmallow to give life to limp strands.
- In the northeastern region of Brazil, near the Amazon, indigenous women harvest nuts from babassu palms.
- The rubs harness the soothing properties of babassu oil (harvested from the Amazonian babassu palm) and essential oils.
Origin 1920s: from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu, from Tupi ybá ‘fruit’ + guasu ‘large’. |