bacove

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pacova or pacoba (“banana”), ultimately from Old Tupi pakoba (“rolling leaf”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bacove c (plural bacoven or bacoves)

  1. (Suriname) banana
    Synonym: banaan
  2. (obsolete) plantain
    Synonyms: bakbanaan, banaan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bakofu, bakof
  • Negerhollands: bakoba, bakuba
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: bakofa
  • Sranan Tongo: bakuba, bakba
    • Aukan: bakuba
    • Saramaccan: bakúba
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: bakwa
  • → Lokono: bakofa
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: bacuba
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