bacove

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pacova or pacoba (“banana”), ultimately from Old Tupi pa'kowa (“rolling leaf”). In Portuguese Wiktionary.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baːˈkoː.və/, /ˈbaː.koː.və/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧co‧ve
  • Rhymes: -oːvə

Noun

bacove c (plural bacoven or bacoves)

  1. (Surinam) banana
    Synonym: banaan
  2. (obsolete) plantain
    Synonyms: bakbanaan, banaan
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