# babassu

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Tupian *kˀɨp
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨβ
Proto-Tupian *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔa
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa
Old Tupi 'ybá
Proto-Tupian *-at͡ʃu
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu
Old Tupi -gûasu
Old Tupi 'ybagûasu
Nheengatu babasúbor.
Portuguese babaçubor.
English babassu
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese babaçu (formerly spelled babassu).

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