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pandan.

A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpændən/[ˈpʰændən] ~ [ˈpʰændn̩]/ˈpeə̯ndən/Canada, US[ˈpʰeə̯ndən] ~ [ˈpʰeə̯ndn̩]Canada, US
  1. A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).

    Malaysia · Philippines · Singapore · countable
  2. Traditional food flavouring derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay pandan, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of hala via Hawaiian.

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