Babassus

/bæbæˈsuːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of babassu; multiple babassu palm trees or nuts from the babassu palm.

Etymology

Standard English plural of 'babassu,' simply adding the English plural marker '-s' to the Portuguese/Tupi word.

Kelly Says

When English speakers plural a word from another language by just adding '-s,' we're showing how English is a language that hungrily adopts and absorbs words from everywhere it encounters them.

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