English Explanatory Dictionary

baobab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
  2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ /ˈbaʊbæb/ En-uk-baobab.ogg En-us-baobab.ogg

Word forms

baobab baobabs

Etymology

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

Synonyms

African baobab cream of tartar tree monkey bread sour gourd tabaldi tebeldi upside-down tree

Translations

Aja (West Africa): lagba Afrikaans: kremetart Albanian: baobab Amharic: ባምባ Arabic: أَبُو حِبَاب Arabic: بُوحِبَاب Arabic: بَاوْبَاب Arabic: تِبِلْدِيّ Armenian: բաոբաբ Bacama: kàwə̀y Bambara: zirasun Bambara: nsirasun Bana: kwə́kwə̀ Bassari: a-màk Beja: dilli Boghom: mbùɣdi Bura: kwàgu Catalan: baobab Cerma: cuɔle Chichewa: mlambe Chinese Mandarin: 猴麵包樹 /猴面包树 Chinese Mandarin: 猢猻樹 /猢狲树 Chumburung: ke̱lɛɛ Ngazidja Comorian: mɓuu Czech: baobab Dagbani: tua Danish: baobab Danish: baobabtræ Danish: abebrødtræ Dendi: kɔ̀ɔ̀ Dii: ɓoggò Dinka: dungwol Duhwa: sisiky Dutch: baobab Dutch: apenbroodboom Ifè: otsè Esperanto: baobabo Ewe: àdìdó Farefare: tʋ'a Finnish: apinanleipäpuu French: baobab Fula: 𞤩𞤮𞤳𞥆𞤭 Fula: ɓokki Ga: sààlò Gbaya: ɓoko Saxwe Gbe: dindɔntin German: Affenbrotbaum Gonja: kelara Gourmanchéma: tuobu
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