pandan
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- Scrabble points
- 9
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- 12
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- 6
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Definition of pandan
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable)A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).
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noun
- (countable)A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).
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(uncountable)A traditional Malay food flavouring derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius.
““Like vanilla, but better,” she explains. “It’s fragrant and herbal, like you’re taking a big breath of the forest. I can’t believe white people haven’t learned about pandan yet.””
name
- A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- A barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines.
- A municipality of Antique, Philippines.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Malay pandan, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of hala via Hawaiian.
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