ni|pa

ni|pa «NEE puh, NY-», noun.

1. a palm of the East Indies, the Philippines, and other areas of Australasia, with large feathery leaves that are used for thatching, mats, and the like.

2. the leaves of this palm.

3. a thatch of them.

4. liquor made from the juice of the nipa.

╂[< Portuguese, or Spanish nipa the wine < Malay nipah palm tree; its wine]