bacove
Dutch (Brabantic)
/baːˈkoː.və/
noun
Definitions
- (Suriname) banana
- (obsolete) plantain
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese pacova borrowed from Old Tupi pa'kowa (rolling leaf).
Origin
Old Tupi
pa'kowa
Gloss
rolling leaf
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bacovewinkel Dutch, Flemish
- winkel Dutch, Flemish
- pacova Portuguese
- pa'kowa Old Tupi