palmetto
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palmetto¹
Rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma (“palm tree”), from Latin palma. Doublet of palmite and palmito.
noun palmettos · palmettoes
- Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens. Broad o'er my Head the verdant Cedar wave, / And high Palmetos lift their graceful Shade.
- A hat made of palmetto leaves.
- A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.
Palmetto²
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
- A former community in Plumas County, California.
- A city and historic district in Manatee County, Florida.
- A city mostly in Fulton County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
- A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Translations
Talk about this word "palmetto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palmetto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. palmetto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palmetto "palmetto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palmetto.Cite this
@misc{palmetto_2026,
title = {palmetto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palmetto},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
