babassu

American

[bah-buh-soo] / ˌbɑ bəˈsu /

noun

a palm, Orbignya barbosiana, of northeastern Brazil, bearing nuts that yield babassu oil.

babassu British

/ ˌbɑːbəˈsuː /

noun

a Brazilian palm tree, Orbignya martiana (or O. speciosa ), having hard edible nuts that yield an oil used in making soap, margarine, etc

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Etymology

Origin of babassu

1920–25; < Portuguese babaçú < Tupi, equivalent to ybá fruit + guasu large

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The first SAF flight ran between London and Amsterdam in 2008 using fuel derived from a mixture of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

Subsidies for products that come from the forest would help, too; for example, making traditional oil from babassu palm more competitive with soy oil from Brazil’s vast plantations.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

A traditional and highly valued gathered plant is the fruit of the babassu palm.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Key ingredients include frankincense, sage and babassu oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

As early as 2008 his airline flew a Boeing 747 from London to Amsterdam on a low-carbon fuel made of babassu oil and coconut oil.

From Forbes ● Feb. 25, 2014

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