Meanings
noun
- A tree of the banana family.
Besides the chair and rider, they carry a roll of leaves of the vijao, a species of banana-tree, which they gather near Ibague, in order to form the huts that it is necessary to construct at night, or, if overtaken by heavy rains; […]
1819, Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle, Spanish America, page 204
Origin
Related to bijao (“rat plantain”)?
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APA
vijao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vijao
MLA
“vijao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vijao. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vijao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vijao.
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