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chambira

chambira noun: astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.

Noun

chambira (uncountable)

  1. Astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.
    • Women in this remote Amazon village can weave fibers from the branch of the chambira palm tree into practically anything they need — fishing nets, hammocks, purses, skirts and dental floss.2009 January 20, Roxana Popescu, “For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life”, in New York Times

Questions about chambira

What does chambira mean?
Chambira means astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.
What part of speech is chambira?
Chambira is a noun.

Words near chambira in the dictionary

  1. Chambertins
  2. chamberware
  3. chamberwoman
  4. chamberwomen
  5. Chambigne
  6. chambira
  7. Chambishi
  8. Chamblee
  9. Chamblees
  10. Chambless
  11. Chamblesses

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