粵

棕zung1櫚leoi5

simp棕榈
zung1 leoi5zōng lǘ

English

  1. palm tree
  2. palm (the plant)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 植物名;常綠喬木,高約4米;主幹直立,無分枝,比葉鞘形成嘅棕衣包住;葉大。(量詞:樖)

Examples

  • 棕榈树最高是多高?

    How tall do most palm trees grow?

    Tatoeba · pig8322 CC BY

  • 齊里向里瑪示範如何正確修剪棕櫚樹。

    Ziri showed Rima how to properly prune her palm trees.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 棕榈油制造是导致印度尼西亚森林砍伐的主要原因。

    Palm oil production is the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 阿嗄拉咭是源自非洲的巴西食品,是豇豆面团、洋葱和盐,经棕榈油炸,与虾和辣酱一起食用的食品。

    Acaraje, a Brazilian food from Africa, is a ball of caupi bean dough, onions, and salt, fried in palm oil and served with shrimp and a spicy sauce.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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