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pandan

pandan

8.2
Dried plant leaves prepared for weaving into mats and baskets
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : hojas de pandan
  • The artisan skillfully wove a basket from strips of pandan collected earlier that day.

Examples

  • She learned how to prepare and dye pandan for weaving traditional hats.

  • Colorful mats made of pandan are popular souvenirs in many Southeast Asian markets.

  • Look at the beautiful pandan!

  • The artisan used pandan leaves to create beautiful baskets.

  • The artisan skillfully wove a basket from strips of pandan collected earlier that day.

  • Colorful mats made of pandan are popular souvenirs in many Southeast Asian markets.

  • The artisan used pandan leaves to create beautiful baskets.

Synonyms

pandanus
vspandan
  • Specialized
9.9

Fibers from tropical tree leaves that people use to weave mats and baskets

is dried or prepared flexible leaf material used for weaving and handicrafts
lauhala
vspandan
  • US
9.9

Leaves from a pandanus tree used for weaving mats and hats

is the general dried or processed leaf material for weaving worldwide

How Flexible

pandan
  • Australian
8.2
stalk
35 1.8

Surface Forms

pandan singular
pandans plural

Etymology

Pandan used for weaving comes from the Malay word pandan, because the plant's strong leaves are dried and used as a 'weaving material'. So pandan can mean the dried leaf strips used to make mats, baskets, and hats.