Buriti

Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti, canangucho, or aguaje, is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in tropical South America.

Mauritia flexuosa

Synonyms:
Moriche Palm, Aguaje
Buriti (Wiktionary)

Cebuano

Etymology

burit +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Verb

buriti

  1. imperative of burit

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • muruti, muriti, buruti, miriti
  • murutim (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Tupi meriti'yba

Noun

buriti m (plural buritis)

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