Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inajá

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-a-ja
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).

Example Sentences

"The great woody spathes of the Inajá Palm are used by hunters as cooking vessels for their meat; when filled with water they stand fire."
"The peak on the left has a broader top, and bears a good deal of forest, among which I thought I could distinguish two palms, probably Inajás, for my Indians found an Inajá palm growing at the highest point they attained, and [...]"
"Because the palm is so useful, the [natives] of the Fresco River, a tributary of the Xingu, set fires to encourage groves of inajá (Hecht 2003). Fig. 13.2 Inajá palms in a pasture invaded by weeds."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese inajá, from Old Tupi inaîá.

Word Breakdown

Root: inaîá

Inflected Forms

inajás (plural)

Questions

What does inajá mean?: The South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).
Where does inajá come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese inajá, from Old Tupi inaîá.

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