rattan
pronunciation
How to pronounce rattan in British English:
UK [ræˈtæn]
How to pronounce rattan in American English:
US [ræˈtæn, rə-]
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- Noun:
- climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes
- the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
- a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
Word Origin
- rattan
- 1650s, from Malay rotan, from raut "to trim, strip, peel, pare."
Example
- 1. Chau said village director rattan construction .
- 2. Nobody owns the forest or wilderness where rattan usually grows-and as a result it is increasingly scarce .
- 3. The apartment came furnished , common for shanghai , but the furniture was mostly dark wood and rattan .
- 4. Proceeding into the otherwise empty courtyard , fortune found fresh tea set to dry on large woven rattan plates , each the size of a kitchen table .
- 5. Than welcomed me into his front room and we sat cross-legged on the rattan floor sharing plum cordial and boiled sweets while listening to his grandchildren sing " baa baa black sheep " .