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jipijapa

/ˌhi.piˈhɑ.pə/

jipijapa noun: a Panama hat.

Noun

jipijapa (countable and uncountable, plural jipijapas)

  1. A Panama hat.
  2. The Panama hat palm.
  3. The fibre of this palm.
    • They stood there for several minutes. Negroes brushed past them carrying bundles and jippa-jappa holdalls, talking in cheerful whispers.1954, Ian Fleming, “Terror By The Sea”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 229

Forms of jipijapa

pluraljipijapas
alternative formippi-appa
alternative formjippa jappa

Origin of jipijapa

Borrowed from Spanish jipijapa.

Questions about jipijapa

What does jipijapa mean?
Jipijapa means a Panama hat.
What part of speech is jipijapa?
Jipijapa is a noun.
How do you pronounce jipijapa?
Jipijapa is pronounced /ˌhi.piˈhɑ.pə/.
What is the plural of jipijapa?
The plural of jipijapa is jipijapas.

Words near jipijapa in the dictionary

  1. jionoside
  2. jionosides
  3. jip
  4. JIPA
  5. Jipapad
  6. jipijapa
  7. jipijapas
  8. JIPMER
  9. jippa jappa
  10. jippa jappas
  11. jipped

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