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アブラヤシ (あぶらやし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アブラヤシ

Meanings

1

noun

oil palm; African oil palm

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the oil palm tree, especially Elaeis guineensis, cultivated for palm oil.

アブラヤシは熱ねっ帯たい地ち方ほうで広ひろく栽さい培ばいされている。
Oil palms are widely cultivated in tropical regions.
この製せい品ひんにはアブラヤシ由ゆ来らいの油あぶらが使つかわれている。
This product uses oil derived from the oil palm.

Written forms

アブラヤシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
油あぶら椰や子し
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; learners will almost always encounter the katakana form.

Kanji

油oil, fat
椰coconut tree
子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Etymology

Compound of 油 (abura, 'oil') and 椰子 (yashi, 'palm tree'). The katakana spelling reflects its status as a botanical term.