PALMETTO


Meaning of PALMETTO in English

/ pælˈmetəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun

( pl. -os ) a small palm tree that grows in the south-eastern US

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Spanish palmito , literally small palm , diminutive of palma , assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.