rattan
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rattan¹
- /ɹəˈtan/ UK
- /ˈɹatan/ UK
- /ɹəˈtæn/ US
Rhymes with -æn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
noun rattans · ratan
- Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. Then, how comparatively sweet was everything on board - no paint, no tar, no new rope, (vilest of smells to the qualmish!) no grease, or oil, or varnish; but instead of these, bamboo and rattan, and coir rope and palm thatch; pure vegetable fibres, which smell pleasantly if they smell at all, and re
- A cane made from this material. He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
verb rattans · rattaning · rattaned · ratan
- To beat with a rattan cane. Meanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […]
Rattan²
proper noun Rattans
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "rattan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rattan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rattan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rattan "rattan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rattan.
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@misc{rattan_2026,
title = {rattan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rattan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
