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pinang

pinang noun: a palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.

Noun

pinang (plural pinangs)

  1. A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.
    • The best cattle were killed and the meat salted and sun-dried; and abundance of red peppers and sweet potatoes were gathered; and the tall pinang-trees were climbed for the spicy betel nut, the sirih-leaf was tied up in bundles, and every man filled his tobacco pouch and lime box to the brim, so...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 280

Forms of pinang

pluralpinangs

Origin of pinang

From Malay pinang.

Phrases with pinang

Questions about pinang

What does pinang mean?
Pinang means a palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.
What part of speech is pinang?
Pinang is a noun.
What is the plural of pinang?
The plural of pinang is pinangs.

Words near pinang in the dictionary

  1. Pinanag-an
  2. pinanamine
  3. pinane
  4. pinanediol
  5. pinanediols
  6. pinang
  7. pinangs
  8. pinapple
  9. Pinar del Río
  10. Pinard
  11. Pinard fetal stethoscope

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