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noun
A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The queen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, or its leaf fibers used for weaving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Mexican yucca or its leaf fibers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.
From American Spanish dátil (“date”), from Catalan dàtil. Doublet of dactyl, dactylus, and date.
