pandanus
See also: Pandanus
English
Fruit of Pandanus utilis
Alternative forms
- pandan
Etymology
From New Latin pandanus, from Malay pandan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pænˈdeɪnəs/
- Rhymes: -eɪnəs
Noun
pandanus (plural pandanuses)
- Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.
- 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 53”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], OCLC 365836:
- A girl of fifteen, perhaps, was plaiting pandanus-leaf to make a hat, and an old woman was sitting on her haunches smoking a pipe.
- 2012, Rohani Jelani, Homestyle Malay Cooking, Periplus Editions, →ISBN:
- Cut the pandanus leaves to fit into the steamer, then place them over the tea towel or muslin cloth. If using pandanus essence, do not add at this stage. Spoon the rice onto the leaves and spread evenly. Steam, covered, over rapidly boiling water for 30 minutes.
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Synonyms
- pandan, screw palm, screw pine
Derived terms
- pandanus language
Translations
Pandanus gen. et spp. — see screw pine
French
Noun
pandanus m (uncountable)
- a pandan
- the pandans collectively
Further reading
- “pandanus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Malay pandan + -us.
Noun
pandanus
- (New Latin) a pandan
- (New Latin) the pandans collectively
Descendants
- English: pandanus
- French: pandanus
- Translingual: Pandanus