JIPIJAPA


Meaning of JIPIJAPA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhē-pē-ˈhä-pə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Jipijapa, Ecuador

Date: 1858

1. : a palmlike Central and South American plant ( Carludovica palmata of the family Cyclanthaceae) with leaves used especially to make Panama hats

2. : panama

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