nipa
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Material made from palm sap used to make roofs, sugar, and palm wine
- noun
- Philippine
:
nipa
- The traditional village was known for its beautiful houses made of nipa palm leaves.
Examples
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The family was already out of their house, one with a thatched roof and walls made of nipa palm leaves.
Fiction book (1999) -
They used nipa to create a thatched roof for their small cottage.
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During the festival, they served drinks made from the nipa sap, which was a local specialty.
Compounds
Nipa fruticans
- Specialized
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A low palm that grows in muddy coastal water and gives sap, leaves, and edible seeds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word nipa comes from Malay and Tagalog nipah, the local name for a palm tree whose leaves and sap people use for thatching, sugar and a traditional palm wine. So, nipa today means the material or product made from that palm.