buri
buri — noun
1. a tall fan palm that grows in South and Southeast Asia, with very large leaves t
a tall fan palm that grows in South and Southeast Asia, with very large leaves that people use to make hats, mats, and baskets.
Tall buri palms lined the village road, their wide leaves shading the market.
plural buri palms naming a group of the trees
Putri's grandmother dried buri leaves on the roof before weaving them into mats.
collocation: buri leaves used for weaving
The storm tore several huge buri palms from the riverbank overnight.
Farmers near the coast plant buri to harvest its leaves each dry season.
Cyrus photographed a single buri palm standing against the bright evening sky.
- talipot palm
standard English name for this kind of fan palm
- gebang palm
name used for the same tree in parts of Southeast Asia
用法筆記
Often used before another noun (buri palm, buri leaves, buri fan) to name the tree or the parts taken from it.
2. a fine, pale straw made from the young leaf stalks of this fan palm, woven mainl
a fine, pale straw made from the young leaf stalks of this fan palm, woven mainly into lightweight hats.
Emily bought a pale buri hat at the market in Manila.
collocation: buri hat (hat made from the straw)
The weavers split the buri into thin strands before braiding each summer hat.
buri as uncountable material: split the buri
Adisa admired how light and smooth the finely woven buri felt.
Buri is prized by hatmakers for its pale colour and silky shine.
Caleb wove strips of buri into a wide hat for the festival.
- buntal
more technical name for this palm-leaf hat straw
- buri straw
everyday descriptive term for the same woven fibre
用法筆記
Uncountable: it names the straw material, so you weave with buri or buy a buri hat rather than counting separate 'buris'.