palmito

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English

Noun

palmito (plural palmitos or palmitoes)

  1. Synonym of heart of palm

Portuguese

Etymology

From palma +‎ -ito, from Latin palma (palm tree).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧to

Noun

palmito m (plural palmitos)

  1. heart of palm (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees)

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From palma +‎ -ito, from Latin palma (palm tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palˈmito/
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  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: pal‧mi‧to

Noun

palmito m (plural palmitos)

  1. heart of palm

Descendants

  • French: palmite

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