palmito

English

Noun

palmito (plural palmitos or palmitoes)

Synonym of heart of palm

Portuguese

Etymology

From palma +‎ -ito, from Latin palma (“palm tree”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pawˈmi.tu/ [paʊ̯ˈmi.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pawˈmi.to/ [paʊ̯ˈmi.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /palˈmi.tu/ [paɫˈmi.tu]

Hyphenation: pal‧mi‧to

Noun

palmito m (plural palmitos)

heart of palm (a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees)

Related terms

palmeira

Spanish

Etymology

From palma +‎ -ito, from Latin palma (“palm tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /palˈmito/ [palˈmi.t̪o]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ito
Syllabification: pal‧mi‧to

Noun

palmito m (plural palmitos)

heart of palm

Descendants

→ French: palmite
- English: palmitic

See also

lucir palmito

Further reading

“palmito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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