Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stemless palmlike plant (Carludovica palmata) of Central and South America, having long-stalked, fanlike leaves that are used to make Panama hats.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of grass used in Ecuador for making hats.
- noun A hat made of the jipi japa grass.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As the little cavalcade proceeded, the Indian guide, who wore a peaked plaited straw hat called jipijapa, a pair of white cotton pantaloons, and a heavy-bladed knife -- a machete -- hanging at his waist, with his machete occasionally slashed off a cane, to suck.
Gold Seekers of '49 Charles H. [Illustrator] Stephens 1911
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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Paulina Reyes of kate spade new york fashioned handbags from jipijapa, a fiber made of palm leaves.
Mark Tercek: Design for a Living World: Top Designers Make Sustainability Stylish Mark Tercek 2011
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At such events, Castro collected money in an oversized farmer's hat, a jipijapa, and not a military beret.
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They also have colorful gift shop filled with traditional arts and crafts, such as slate carvings, wood carvings, jipijapa baskets, calabash, Mopan Maya clothing, and jewelry.
Archive 2006-11-01 Scott Schmidt 2006
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They also have colorful gift shop filled with traditional arts and crafts, such as slate carvings, wood carvings, jipijapa baskets, calabash, Mopan Maya clothing, and jewelry.
Maya Centre Women's Group Scott Schmidt 2006
john commented on the word jipijapa
The tree (Carludovica palmata) from which Panama hats are made, also the town in Ecuador famous for their manufacture.
December 31, 2006
bilby commented on the word jipijapa
I like the somewhat terse fashion advice from CDC: 'These hats are not of the best grade.'
But this is a happy little word. J-j-j-jaunty.
January 8, 2013
vendingmachine commented on the word jipijapa
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February 24, 2015