babassu oil

noun

a yellow oil expressed or extracted from babassu nuts, used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and cosmetics and as a cooking oil.

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Nearby words

babaco, babalas, babar, babashoff, babassu, babassu oil, babbage, babbitry, babbitt, babbitt metal, babbittry

Origin of babassu oil

First recorded in 1955–60

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