palmito
See also: Palmito
English
Etymology
From Spanish palmito.[1] Doublet of palmetto and palmite.
Noun
palmito (plural palmitos or palmitoes)
- Synonym of heart of palm.
References
- ^ “palmito, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese
Etymology
From palma + -ito, from Latin palma (“palm tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈmi.tu/ [paʊ̯ˈmi.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈmi.to/ [paʊ̯ˈmi.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈmi.tu/ [paɫˈmi.tu]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧to
Noun
palmito m (plural palmitos)
- heart of palm (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “palmito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “palmito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From palma + -ito, from Latin palma (“palm tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palˈmito/ [palˈmi.t̪o]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: pal‧mi‧to
Noun
palmito m (plural palmitos)
Descendants
See also
- lucir palmito
Further reading
- “palmito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024