Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palmita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palmi-ta
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The European fan palm, a dwarf palm in the genus Chamaerops.

Example Sentences

"A house was soon observed at a distance among the palmitas, to which Francisco and the Indian directed their way, under a pretext of reconnoitering the premises, while the party were charged to remain near a conspicuous tree[…]"
"I wrote my journal, and grubbed up what I supposed to be a palmita-root with my navaja (clasp-knife)."

Etymology

From Spanish palmita, diminutive of palma (“palm”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: palmita

Inflected Forms

palmitas (plural)

Questions

What does palmita mean?: The European fan palm, a dwarf palm in the genus Chamaerops.
Where does palmita come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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