baobab

English
A baobab.

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪəʊbæb/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

Descendants

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Noun

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

  1. baobab

Declension
Declension of baobab

gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative baobab baobabben baobabber baobabberne
genitive baobabs baobabbens baobabbers baobabbernes

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

French

Etymology

Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ɔ.bab/, /ba.o.bab/
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Homophone: baobabs

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab

Descendants

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Noun

baobab m (inv)

  1. baobab (tree)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French baobab

Noun

baobab

  1. the baobab tree
  2. a type of concrete

References
  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈɔ.bap/

Noun

baobab m inan

  1. baobab (tree)

Declension
declension of baobab
singular plural
nominative baobab baobaby
genitive baobabu baobabów
dative baobabowi baobabom
accusative baobab baobaby
instrumental baobabem baobabami
locative baobabie baobabach
vocative baobabie baobaby

Further reading
  • baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. Alternative form of baobá

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب‎ (ʾabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father”) + حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ba̠.o̞ˈβ̞a̠β̞]

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

  1. baobab
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