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ejoo

ejoo noun: synonym of gomuti.

Noun

ejoo (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of gomuti.
    • [T]he ejoo, used by the Malay pirates for their cables, is procured from the sago tree, a species of palm.1841 February 16, The Australian, Sydney, page 3, column 2
    • The midribs of the leaves of many of the palms, a stronger and stouter substance than the kittool and ejoo fibres of Ceylon and the East, are what is wanted[.]1865 March 11, The Adelaide Observer, page 2, column 8
    Synonyms:
    gomuti

Synonyms of ejoo

Origin of ejoo

From Malay ijuk.

Questions about ejoo

What does ejoo mean?
Ejoo means synonym of gomuti.
What part of speech is ejoo?
Ejoo is a noun.

Words near ejoo in the dictionary

  1. Ejiofor
  2. ejit
  3. ejjeh
  4. EJK
  5. EJKs
  6. ejoo
  7. ejournal
  8. ejournals
  9. ejulation
  10. ejulations
  11. ejuration

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