palmite
See also: Palmite
English
Etymology
From Spanish and Portuguese palmito.[1] Doublet of palmetto and palmito.
Noun
palmite (plural palmites)
- Ellipsis of palmite rush (Prionium serratum), a robust evergreen semiaquatic flowering plant of southern Africa.
- Synonyms: palmiet, palmite rush
References
- ^ “palmite, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
- Prionium serratum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Prionium serratum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Prionium serratum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Prionium serratum at Plants of the World Online
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From palme + -ite. Calque of Spanish palmito, from palma+-ito. From Latin palma.
Noun
palmite m (plural palmites)
Descendants
- English: palmitic
Further reading
- “palmite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
palmite
- ablative singular of palmes
Portuguese
Verb
palmite
- inflection of palmitar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative