Meanings
- obsoleteuncountableThe palm tree Arenga pinnata.
The gomuti is the thickest of all the palms, but shorter than the coconut. It is readily distinguished from all other palms by its rude and wild aspect.
1820, John Crawfurd, History of the Indian Archipelago, volume I, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, page 397Synonyms: ejoo, gomuti palm
- uncountableA black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera), of tropcial east Asia, and used for making cordage.
The Gomuti, from the trunks of the 'Arnaga Sacharifera,' [sic] is much used as a substitute for horsehair.
1875 January 2, The Sydney Mail, page 5, column 21 more example
While he worked, I trussed the black's hands and feet with a piece of gomuti rope I found lying on the floor.
1924 September 6, Smith's Weekly, Sydney, page 3, column 2Synonyms: ejoo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe palm tree Arenga pinnata.
nounA black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera), of tropcial east Asia, and used for making cordage.
More synonyms by meaning
nounMalaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Malay.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Malay ijuk
- ijukArenga saccharifera
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