jipijapa

[ hee-pee-hah-pah, -puh ]
/ ˌhi piˈhɑ pɑ, -pə /

noun

Also called Panama-hat plant. a tropical American, palmlike plant, Carludovica palmata.
a Panama hat made from the young leaves of this plant.

Origin of jipijapa

1855–60; < American Spanish, after Jipijapa, town in Ecuador

Words nearby jipijapa

jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx, jinzhou, jipijapa, jird, jism, jit, jitney, jitter

British Dictionary definitions for jipijapa

jipijapa
/ (ˌhiːpiːˈhɑːpɑː) /

noun

a palmlike plant, Carludovica palmata, of Central and South America, whose fanlike leaves are bleached for making panama hats: family Cyclanthaceae

Word Origin for jipijapa

American Spanish, after Jipijapa, Ecuador