PALMETTO Meaning of PALMETTO in English n. (pl. -os) a small palm tree, e.g. any of various fan palms of the genus Sabal or Chamaerops. [ Sp. palmito, dimin. of palma PALM(1), assim. to It. words in -etto ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012