pacova

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pacová, pacoba

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pakoba.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈkɔ.vɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈkɔ.va/
 

Noun

pacova f (plural pacovas)

  1. (Brazil, regional) banana
    Synonym: banana

Descendants

  • → Dutch: bacove, bacoven (obsolete), bakove
    • 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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