pili

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. plural of pilus form-of,plural
  2. A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
    — The pili is indigenous to the Philippines (Merrill 1912, 1923; Wester 1921; Brown 1954; Li 1970).
  3. The edible nut of the tree.
    — Pili—pronounced “peeley”—is a distinctive, tear-shaped nut native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It’s here that roasted, fried, and sugared varieties of pili can be found for sale on nearly every street.

词形变化

pilis plural pili plural

词源

Borrowed from Tagalog pili.
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