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nipa palm
noun
: a southeast Asian palm (Nipa fruticans) growing chiefly along rivers and estuaries and having a short underground trunk and large erect pinnate leaves
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Ever since November, the Reyes family has lived here, beneath tarpaulin and nipa palm, wedged between crashing waves and a coastal highway in northeastern Luzon.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Palm vinegar, specifically nipa palm vinegar, is traditionally made in the town of Paombong in the Bulacan province, hence its name, sukang Paombong.
—Raphael Ilagan, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2020
Where nipa palms and coconuts grew, vinegar could be made from sap and water.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
Palm vinegar, specifically nipa palm vinegar, is traditionally made in the town of Paombong in the Bulacan province, hence its name, sukang Paombong.
—Raphael Ilagan, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2020
Where nipa palms and coconuts grew, vinegar could be made from sap and water.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
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“Nipa palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nipa%20palm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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