DIVI-DIVI


Meaning of DIVI-DIVI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-vē-ˈdē-vē, ˌdi-vē-ˈdi-vē ]

noun

Etymology: American Spanish dividivi, probably from Cumaná (extinct Cariban language of northern Venezuela) or a cognate Cariban word

Date: circa 1837

: a small tropical American tree ( Caesalpinia coriaria ) of the legume family with twisted astringent pods that contain a large proportion of tannin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.