Meanings
divi-divi1
alternative dividivi · alternative Divi-divi
- Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the southern Western Hemisphere.
- The seedpods of Caesalpinia coriaria, formerly used in tanning.
Prior to the war divi-divi was exported to Hamburg almost exclusively; in the past few years, however, it has found a ready market in New York.
1919, “Abstracts”, in Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, volume 14, page 583
Divi-divi2
- alternativeAlternative form of divi-divi.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Spanish, from a Cariban language.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese dividivi
- dividiviCaesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the Caribbean region
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divi-divi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divi-divi
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