chonta

noun

chon·​ta

ˈchäntə,

-ȯn-

plural -s

1

: any of several palms with hard durable wood used in making implements and weapons: such as

a

: any of various tropical American palms of the genera Guilielma and Astrocaryum compare tucum

b

: a palm (Juania australis) of the southern Pacific

2

or less commonly chontawood

-ˌ⸗

: the wood of a chonta

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Quechua chunta palm tree

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