peewah means A peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a South American palm tree.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, peewah ranks #1,115 of 21,926 for Qualifying.
peewah is pronounced /ˈpiːwɑː/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Trinidadian Creole English peewa, peewah, from Spanish pijguao (Latin America), possibly from Quechua [Term?]. The English word is cognate with Spanish pifá, pivá (Panama), pijuayo (Peru).
noun
- A peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a South American palm tree.“The Pewa or Peach palm (Guilielma speciosa) was introduced from Trinidad, and seedlings raised for distribution. The fruits when boiled in water with salt are appreciated as a food.”
- The edible fruit of this plant, which has an orange or red skin when ripe, orange pulp which turns floury when cooked, and a single large seed.“Nicolasa had boiled a couple dozen peewahs. They were of a floury consistency. I cracked open the nuts and chewed them slowly, squeezing out the juice against my palate.”