English Explanatory Dictionary

datil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense.
noun
  1. The queen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, or its leaf fibers used for weaving.
  2. Mexican yucca or its leaf fibers.

Word forms

datil datils

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.

Derived words

datil yucca
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