Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
areca | a tree of the betel-nut genus of palms, Areca, native to SE Asia and the Indian subcontinent. [Portuguese, from Malayalam adekka]. |
betel | the leaf of the betel-pepper (Piper betle) which is chewed in the East along with the areca-nut and lime. [Through Portuguese from Malayalam vettila]. |
choltry choultry | a caravanserai; a shed used as a place of assembly. |
copra coprah coppra copperah | the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. [Through Portuguese from Malayalam koppara]. |
ginger | The rootstock of Zingiber officinale, or another species of the genus (family Zingiberaceae) with a hot taste, used as a condiment. [Malayalam inchiver]. |
jak jack | a tree of the East Indies of the breadfruit genus (Artocarpus); its fruit. [Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam chakka]. |
teak | a large tree of the verbena family, Tectona grandis, of India and SE Asia, with opposite egg- shaped leaves and panicles of white flowers; the timber of this tree, a dark heavy oily wood of great strength and durability. [Malayalam tekka]. |
tindal | a petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. [Malayalam tandal]. |
urena | any plant of the tropical genus Urena of the mallow family, yielding a jute substitute. [Malayalam uren]. |