Nipa
//ˈniːpə// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of National Income and Product Accounts. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
- 2 A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. countable, uncountable
- 3 Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass. uncountable
"The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater."
- 4 made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm wordnet
- 5 A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms. countable, uncountable
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- 6 The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses. countable, uncountable
"It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound."
Proper Noun
- 1 A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
- 2 A barangay of Daram, Samar, Philippines.
- 3 A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.
Example
More examples"It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Malay nipah.
Etymology 2
From Cocopa ɲipa.
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