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tipiti

tipiti noun: a long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are placed so the poisonous juice can be pressed out of them.

tipiti: a long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are...
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Noun

tipiti (plural tipitis)

  1. A long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are placed so the poisonous juice can be pressed out of them.
    • The lower part of the tipiti is closed, and brought nearly to a point, while the upper part is left open, [...] One of them is then filled with grated cassava, which is thrust into the elastic tube as tightly as possible, [...]1870, The Natural History of Man: Australia. New Zealand, Polynesia, America, Asia, and ancient Europe, page 612
    • Underneath the tipiti is placed an earthenware bowl to receive the juice. [...] A pole is passed through the loop at the bottom of the tipiti, nd the shorter end of it is lashed to one of the upright posts of the house. The heavy weight [...] is then hung to the longer end of the pole, so as to...1876, John George Wood, The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World, page 1251

Examples of tipiti in a sentence

  • The heavy weight [...] is then hung to the longer end of the pole, so as to produce a powerful leverage on the tipiti, and compress the cassava still further.1876, John George Wood, The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World, page 1251:
  • The tipiti was a long tube made of loosely woven palm leaves, wide with an open mouth at the top and closed at the bottom.1995, Autumn Stanley, Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Technology, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page...

Forms of tipiti

pluraltipitis

Origin of tipiti

From Tupian.

Questions about tipiti

What does tipiti mean?
Tipiti means a long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are placed so the poisonous juice can be pressed out of them.
How do you use tipiti in a sentence?
The heavy weight [...] is then hung to the longer end of the pole, so as to produce a powerful leverage on the tipiti, and compress the cassava still further.
What part of speech is tipiti?
Tipiti is a noun.
What is the plural of tipiti?
The plural of tipiti is tipitis.

Words near tipiti in the dictionary

  1. tipifarnib
  2. tipilike
  3. tipindole
  4. tipiracil
  5. tipis
  6. tipiti
  7. tipitis
  8. tipitiwitchet
  9. tipitiwitchets
  10. Tiplady
  11. tiple

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