| 释义 |
chon·ta
\ˈchäntə, -ȯn-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: American Spanish, from Quechua chunta palm tree
1. : any of several palms with hard durable wood used in making implements and weapons: as
a. : any of various tropical American palms of the genera Guilielma and Astrocaryum — compare tucum
b. : a palm (Juania australis) of the southern Pacific
2. also chontawood \-ˌ ̷ ̷\ : the wood of a chonta |