PIASSAVA

Meaning of PIASSAVA in English

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

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PIASSAVA — noun Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi pɨasáβa Date: 1835 any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms and used …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIASSAVA — noun also pi·as·sa·ba or pi·a·sa·va or pi·a·sa·ba ˌpēəˈsävə, -äbə ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi piaçaba 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIASSAVA — (n.) A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and …
Английский словарь Webster
PIASSAVA — ( n. ) A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIASSAVA — /pee'euh sah"veuh/ , n. 1. Also called monkey grass . a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIASSAVA — noun Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi pi̵asáβa Date: 1835 1. : any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIASSAVA — noun a fibrous product of two brazilian palm trees (attalea funifera and leopoldinia piassaba), used in making brooms, and …
Webster English vocab
PIASSAVA — [ ˌpi:ə'sα:və ] ■ noun 1》 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIASSAVA — [pi.as.sa.va] n [Pg piassaba, fr. Tupi piasawa] (1835) 1: any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms and used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIASSAVA — piassava BrE AmE ˌpi ː ‿ə ˈsɑːv ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIASSAVA — n. 1 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf-stalks of various American and African palm-trees. 2 any of these trees. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIASSAVA — n. 1 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf-stalks of various American and African palm-trees. 2 any of these trees. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIASSAVA — бот. пиассава, канатная пальма (ботаника) пиассава, канатная пальма (Attalea funifera)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIASSAVA — n бот. пиассава, канатная пальма ( Attalea funifera )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIASSAVA — бот. пиассава, канатная пальма
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIASSAVA — (n) канатная пальма; пиассава
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIASSAVA — n бот. пиассава, канатная пальма ( Attalea funifera )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PIASSAVA — n бот. пиассава, канатная пальма ( Attalea funifera )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIASSAVA — - piassaba
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PIASSAVA — = piassaba
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PIASSAVA — пиассава (материал для мётел)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PIASSAVA — бот. пиассава, канатная пальма (ботаника) пиассава, канатная пальма (Attalea funifera)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIASSAVA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ p ē - ə - ' sä-v ə Function: noun Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi p ɨ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARÁ PIASSAVA — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st P Etymology: from Pará, state and city in Brazil : piassava 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIASSABA — noun see piassava
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIASAVA — noun see piassava
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIASABA — noun see piassava
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PALM — I. ˈpä]m, ˈpȧ] also ]lm; archaic ˈpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English palme, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAHIA — I. bəˈhēə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bahia (now Baía), state in Brazil : Brazilian piassava …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARA GRASS — noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from Pará, state and city in Brazil 1. : a perennial pasture and green …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PALMYRA — palˈmīrə, attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (perhaps influenced by Palmyra, ancient city of Syria) of earlier palmeira, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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