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gomuti

[ guh-moo-tee ]

noun

plural gomutis.
  1. Also called gomuti palm;. a sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.
  2. a black, horsehairlike fiber obtained from this palm, used for making cords, ropes, cables, etc.


gomuti

/ ɡəˈ³¾³Ü˳Ùɪ /

noun

  1. an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar
  2. a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc
  3. a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gomuti1

1805–15; probably < dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay ²µÉ™³¾³Ü³Ù¾± (spelling gemuti )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gomuti1

from Malay ²µÄ•³¾³Ü³Ù¾±
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Arenga, a term sometimes used as the generic name of the areng or gomuti palm, which is then botanically designated Arenga saccharifera.

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