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tipitis

tipitis is the plural of tipiti.

Meaning of tipiti

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

Questions about tipitis

What is tipitis the plural of?
Tipitis is the plural of tipiti.

Words near tipitis in the dictionary

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

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