palmita
English
Etymology
Spanish palmita, diminutive of palma (“palm”)
Noun
palmita (plural palmitas)
- The European fan palm, a dwarf palm in the genus Chamaerops.
- 1818, Alexander Gillespie, Gleanings and remarks (page 221)
- A house was soon observed at a distance among the palmitas, to which Francisco and the Indian directed their way, under a pretext of reconnoitering the premises, while the party were charged to remain near a conspicuous tree […]
- 1856, George John Cayley, The bridle roads of Spain (page 99)
- I wrote my journal, and grubbed up what I supposed to be a palmita-root with my navaja (clasp-knife).
- 1818, Alexander Gillespie, Gleanings and remarks (page 221)
Spanish
Etymology
palma + -ita
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palˈmita/ [palˈmi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: pal‧mi‧ta
Noun
palmita f (plural palmitas)
- palmita
- Diminutive of palma
Derived terms
- tener en palmitas
Descendants
- → English: palmita
Further reading
- “palmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014