gomuti
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera), of tropcial east Asia, and used for making cordage.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The gomuti is the thickest of all the palms, but shorter than the coconut. It is readily distinguished from all other palms by its rude and wild aspect."
- "The Gomuti, from the trunks of the 'Arnaga Sacharifera,' [sic] is much used as a substitute for horsehair."
- "While he worked, I trussed the black's hands and feet with a piece of gomuti rope I found lying on the floor."
Etymology
From Malay.
Word Breakdown
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