English

A baobab.

Wikispecies

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.

Translations

French

Etymology

Arabic buhibab ‎(buhibab, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.o.bab/
• Homophone: baobabs

Noun

baobab m ‎(plural baobabs)

1. baobab

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

baobab m ‎(inv)

1. baobab (tree)

Polish

Noun

baobab m inan

1. baobab (tree)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. Alternative form of baobá

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠.o̞ˈβ̞a̠β̞]

Etymology

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

Noun

baobab m ‎(plural baobabs)

1. baobab