kittul

English

Kittul, Caryota urens

Alternative forms

• kithul

Etymology

From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).

Noun

kittul (countable and uncountable, plural kittuls)

1. A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
2. (uncountable) A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.

Synonyms

• (Caryota urens): jaggery palm, solitary fishtail palm

Hypernyms

• (Caryota urens): sugar palm, toddy palm, wine palm