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palmito

  • [palˈmit̪o]

Rhymes with i.to

Where it comes from

De palma y el sufijo -ito.

noun palmitos

  1. Producto alimenticio obtenido del cogollo de varias especies de palma, que es blanco, cilíndrico, con textura suave y flexible, y rico en fibras.
  2. Plantas (Euterpe edulis) Especie de palmera nativa de Sudamérica, que es la variante principal de donde se extrae el palmito. Tiene hojas numerosas, de forma lineal-lanceolada, flexibles y colgantes, y se disponen de forma alterna y pinnada.

    Similar: palmito dulce, palmitero, ensarova, jussara

noun palmitos

  1. Spain, colloquial, outdated Rostro de una mujer.
  2. Spain, colloquial, outdated Mujer esbelta.

In English

  • palmetto any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae
  • heart of palm a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees

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@misc{palmito_2026,
  title = {palmito},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/palmito},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}