释义 |
ni·pa \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 > [nipa palm] |