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nipa

Pronunciation: /ˈniːpə/

The English word “nipa” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
  2. A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
  3. The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
  4. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nipah.

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