nipa

Meaning

Noun

• A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
• A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
• The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
• Distichlis palmeri (species), a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

Origin

• From Malay nipah. Compare Portuguese nipa, Italian nipa.
• From Cocopa ɲipa