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bael

  • /ˈbeɪ.əl/ UK
  • /ˈbɛl/ US
  • /ˈbeɪl/ US
  • /ˈbaɪl/ US

Sounds like Baal (one pronunciation), bel, bell, belle, bail, bale, bile · Rhymes with -eɪəl, -ɛl, -eɪl, -aɪl

Where it comes from

From Hindi बेल (bel), from Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva), or बैल्व (bailva).

noun baels · bel · beli · bhel

  1. A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos. In the courtyard there were fruit and flowering trees appropriate for the worship of Mahadev, as also a bel tree.
  2. The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.

Similar: Bengal quince, marmelos

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Similar: Bengal quince, marmelos

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noun tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos

日本語ベルノキ beru-no-ki
हिन्दीबेल bel, बिल्व bilv
Portuguêsmarmeleiro-da-índia, marmeleira-da-índia

noun fruit of the tree

हिन्दीबेल bel

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"bael." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bael. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bael. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bael

Chicago

"bael." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bael.

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@misc{bael_2026,
  title = {bael},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bael},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}