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Bahia piassava

Bahia piassava

9.9
A Brazilian palm tree that provides stiff fibers for making ropes, mats, and brushes
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : piassava de Bahia
  • The stiff fibers of the Bahia piassava are ideal for making durable brooms and brushes.

Examples

  • Traditional craftsmen in Brazil still harvest Bahia piassava by hand for local industries.

  • The Bahia piassava is known for its strong fibers.

  • Exports of Bahia piassava have become a significant part of the regional economy in eastern Brazil.

  • Many artisans use Bahia piassava to create durable mats.

  • The stiff fibers of Bahia piassava are used to make strong ropes that can withstand heavy loads.

  • Artisans in Brazil craft beautiful mats using the durable fibers of Bahia piassava.

  • The production of brushes from Bahia piassava fibers supports many local communities in Brazil.

Synonyms

Attalea funifera
vsBahia piassava
  • Specialized
9.9

A Brazilian palm tree whose strong fibers are used to make ropes, mats and brushes

is the regional common name rather than the Latin species name
piassava palm
vsBahia piassava
  • Specialized
9.9

A Brazilian palm with long stiff fibers used to make ropes, brooms, and mats

is the name for the single specific species rather than the broader group
pissaba palm
vsBahia piassava
  • Specialized
9.9

A Brazilian palm with strong leaf fibers used to make ropes and brushes

describes fibers in general without stressing leaf origin
bahia coquilla
vsBahia piassava
  • Specialized
9.9

A palm tree from Brazil with strong fibers for making ropes, mats and brushes

specifies the exact species rather than a general palm name

Surface Forms

Bahia piassava singular
Bahia piassavas plural

Morphology

Bahia + piassava

Despite the missing dictionary entries, the construction is a simple place-name + noun (Bahia + piassava), so a learner who knows 'Bahia' as the Brazilian region and 'piassava' as the palm/fiber would readily infer it denotes the piassava from Bahia (i.e., the Brazilian palm/fiber). Place-name + noun formations signaling origin or variety are cross-linguistically common and follow transparent compositional patterns.

Etymology

Bahia piassava is named after the state of Bahia in Brazil and the word piassava, a local word for the strong, stiff 'fibers' of a palm tree. Those long, tough 'fibers' were used to make ropes, mats and brooms, so the name now refers to the palm tree whose fibers are used for those items.