bacaba

noun
ba·​ca·​ba | \ bəˈkäbə\
variants: or bacaba palm
plural -s

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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