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piassava

N เส้น ใย ไม้ หยาบ ที่ ได้ มาจาก ต้น ปาล์ม ใน อเมริกาใต้ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PIASSAVA

Pi *as "sa *va, n. Etym: [Pg. piasaba.]

 

Defn: A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba ), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piaçaba and piasaba.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

piassava

pi as sa va |ˌpēəˈsävə piæˈsɑvə |(also piassaba |-bə |) noun a stout fiber obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees. a palm tree producing this fiber. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi piaçába.

 

Oxford Dictionary

piassava

piassava |ˌpiːəˈsɑːvə | noun [ mass noun ] a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees. [ count noun ] a palm tree producing piassava. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi piaçába.

 

Duden Dictionary

Piassava

Pi as sa va Substantiv, feminin , die Piassave |Piass a va |die Piassava; Genitiv: der Piassava, Plural: die Piassaven portugiesisch piassaba < Tupi (südamerikanische Indianersprache ) piassába Blattfaser verschiedener Palmenarten

 

Piassavabesen

Pi as sa va be sen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Piass a vabesen |