bacauan

noun

ba·​ca·​uan

bəˈkäwən

variants or less commonly bacao

bəˈkau̇

plural -s

Philippines

: any of various Asian mangroves (such as those of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera)

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog bakawan, bakaw

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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