Euterpe
pronunciation
How to pronounce Euterpe in British English:
UK [ju:ˈtə:pi]
How to pronounce Euterpe in American English:
US [juˈtɚpi]
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- Noun:
- a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
- (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
Word Origin
- Euterpe
- muse of music, from Greek Euterpe, literally "well-pleasing," from eu "well" (see eu-) + terpein "to delight, please" (see Terpsichore). "A divinity of joy and pleasure, inventress of the double flute, favoring rather the wild and simple melodies of primitive peoples than the more finished art of music, and associated more with Bacchus than with Apollo" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Euterpean.
Example
- 1. Brazilian palm of genus euterpe whose buds are eaten like cabbage when young .
- 2. Brazilian palm of genus euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young .