jipijapa

J8I1P3I1J8A1P3A1
/ˌhi.piˈhɑ.pə/

noun

A Panama hat.

OriginSpanish jipijapa →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounjipijapa (countable and uncountable, plural jipijapas)

plural jipijapas · alternative ippi-appa · alternative jippa jappa

  1. countableuncountableA Panama hat.
  2. countableuncountableThe Panama hat palm.
  3. countableuncountableThe fibre of this palm.

    They stood there for several minutes. Negroes brushed past them carrying bundles and jippa-jappa holdalls, talking in cheerful whispers.

    1954, Ian Fleming, “Terror By The Sea”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 229

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
panama hat palm

Origin

  1. Spanishjipijapa
  2. Spanishjipijapa
  3. Englishjipijapa

Borrowed from Spanish jipijapa.

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APA

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Chicago

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