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baobab
- /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ UK
- /ˈbɑːəʊbab/ UK
- /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ US
- /ˈbaʊbæb/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).
noun baobabs · boabab
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A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
Similar: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree
- Any tree of the genus Adansonia.
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noun Adansonia digitata
| Español | baobab |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바오바브 baobabeu |
| 日本語 | バオバブ baobabu |
| 中文 | 猴麵包樹 /猴面包树 hóu miànbāo shù, 猢猻樹 /猢狲树 húsūn shù |
| Kiswahili | mbuyu |
| Português | embondeiro, baobá, calabaceira |
| Français | baobab |
| Deutsch | Affenbrotbaum |
| Italiano | baobab |
| Ελληνικά | μπαομπάμπ baompámp |
| Română | baobab |
| Русский | баоба́б baobáb |
| Tiếng Việt | bao báp |
| العربية | أَبُو حِبَاب ʔabū ḥibāb, بُوحِبَاب būḥibāb, بَاوْبَاب bāwbāb, تِبِلْدِيّ tibildiyy |
| עברית | בָּאוֹבַּבּ baobáb |
Talk about this word "baobab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baobab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. baobab. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baobab "baobab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baobab.Cite this
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title = {baobab},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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