JIPIJAPA


Meaning of JIPIJAPA in English

/hee'pee hah"pah, -peuh/ , n.

1. Also called Panama-hat plant . a tropical American, palmlike plant, Carludovica palmata.

2. a Panama hat made from the young leaves of this plant.

[ 1855-60; Jipijapa, town in Ecuador ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .