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bacauan

noun
ba·​ca·​uan | \ bəˈkäwÉ™n\
variants: or less commonly bacao \ bəˈkau̇ \
plural -s

Definition of bacauan

Philippines
: any of various Asian mangroves (such as those of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera)

First Known Use of bacauan

1902, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bacauan

Tagalog bakawan, bakaw

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