ˈnēpə noun
Etymology: probably from Italian, from Malay nipah an East Indian palm
1. -s : an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of an Australasian palm
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Malay nipah ]
: a monotypic genus of creeping semiaquatic palms whose sap is a source of nipa and of sugar, whose seeds are edible, and whose long strong pinnate leaves are extensively used in thatching and basketry
3. -s
a. or nipa palm : any palm of the genus Nipa
b. : thatch made of nipa leaves
a row of nipa huts
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