bacove

Dutch

Alternative forms

bacoven (obsolete)
bakove

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pacova or pacoba (“banana”), ultimately from Old Tupi pa'kowa (“rolling leaf”). In Portuguese Wiktionary.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːˈkoː.və/, /ˈbaː.koː.və/
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Hyphenation: ba‧co‧ve
Rhymes: -oːvə

Noun

bacove c (plural bacoven or bacoves)

(Surinam) banana
Synonym: banaan
(obsolete) plantain
Synonyms: bakbanaan, banaan

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