How to pronounce baobab
American English pronunciation
BOW-bab
- IPA
- /ˈbaʊˌbæb/
- Syllables
- BOW · bab (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BAY-oh-bab
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What baobab means
An African tree with a huge, swollen trunk
In a sentence: Giraffes rested in the shade of an enormous baobab.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Arabic name meaning "father of many seeds."
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