kittul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
  2. A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.

Word forms

kittul kittuls kithul

Etymology

From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).

Synonyms

jaggery palm solitary fishtail palm
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