# babaco

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fruit tree, related to the papaya and native to mountainous areas of Ecuador, Vasconcellea × heilbornii
2. The fruit of this tree

## Etymology
From Spanish babaco, from Old Tupi wawa'su.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babaco