kittul
kittul · kittuls
A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia…A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
(uncountable)A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.
Origin
From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).
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Forms
plural: kittulsSynonyms
7 synonymsCaryota urens:jaggery palmsolitary fishtail palm
Close in meaning
- fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago:wine palmjaggery palmkitulkitul treetoddy palmCaryota urens
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable