palmita

English

Etymology

Spanish palmita, diminutive of palma (“palm”)

Noun

palmita (plural palmitas)

1. The European fan palm, a dwarf palm in the genus Chamaerops.
   • 1818, Alexander Gillespie, Gleanings and remarks, page 221:

     A house was soon observed at a distance among the palmitas, to which Francisco and the Indian directed their way, under a pretext of reconnoitering the premises, while the party were charged to remain near a conspicuous tree […]

   • 1856, George John Cayley, The bridle roads of Spain, page 99:

     I wrote my journal, and grubbed up what I supposed to be a palmita-root with my navaja (clasp-knife).

Spanish

Etymology

From palma +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈmita/ [palˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pal‧mi‧ta

Noun

palmita f (plural palmitas)

1. palmita
2. Diminutive of palma

Derived terms

• tener en palmitas

 

Descendants

• → English: palmita

Further reading

• “palmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014