Definitions for pinangs

pinangs pi·nang

Spelling: [pi-nang]
IPA: /pɪˈnæŋ/

Pinangs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in pinangs (aginnps).

Definitions for pinangs

noun

  1. the betel palm or its nut.
  2. Penang.

Origin of pinangs

Borrowed into English from Malay around 1655-65

Examples for pinangs

In the season of 1841-42, there was 1000 piculs of cloves shipped from pinang, but none were exported in the two previous years.

Westward of pinang there are no plantations, looking at the subject in a mercantile point of view.

In pinang and Singapore for cultivated the price is 65 to 70 dollars.

In Sumatra a full grown plant has been known to produce seven pounds; in pinang the yield is much more.

On the 9th of October we landed on the small island of pinang.

A large supply of nutmeg and clove plants arrived at pinang in 1802, from the Molucca Islands.

Mr Hooker, when he saw them, said they were the pinang, or betel-nut palm—Areca catechu.

At Malacca and pinang it shares attention with the more profitable spices.

Presently he heard a woman's voice in the room say: "Sit down, Siu; I will bring out the pinang and sireh to you."

Word Value for pinangs
Scrable

9

Words with friends

13

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