Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
pianoforte | pianograph | pianola | piapec | piarist | piassava | piassava palm | piaster | piastre | piation | piatti

piassava

RELATED WORDS :


 : 
Noun
 : 
pi=as=sa=va

CIDE DICTIONARY

piassavan. [Pg. piasaba.].
     A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piaçaba and piasaba.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

piassava, n.
1 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf-stalks of various American and African palm-trees.
2 any of these trees.

Etymology
Port. f. Tupi pia{ccedil}{aacute}ba

For further exploring for "piassava" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #05: Try Double Clicking on any word for instant search. [ALL]
created in 0.26 seconds
powered by bible.org