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bacaba



ba·ca·ba [ bəˈkäbə]



bacaba   
noun
[bəˈkäbə]
variants: or bacaba palm

Definition of bacaba

: a palm of the genus Oenocarpus (especially O. bacaba and O. distichus) the drupelike fruits of which yield oil used in soap manufacture



First Known Use of bacaba

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for bacaba

Portuguese bacaba fruit of the bacaba palm, from Tupi



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