Malayalam Etymologies

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Words from Malayalam (SW India)
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  1. areca
    any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
  2. bola
    a rope with weights attached to the ends
  3. cachou
    a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath
  4. candy
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar often with fruit or nuts
  5. catechu
    East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
  6. chatty
    prone to friendly informal communication
  7. copra
    the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
  8. cot
    a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
  9. cowrie
    a marine mollusk with a bright, glossy shell
  10. curry
    a South Asian dish flavored with a spice mixture
  11. jackfruit
    East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
  12. ola
    leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
  13. poon
    any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
  14. teak
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
Created on Sun May 02 19:25:59 EDT 2010

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