"datil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: datils [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|ca|dàtil}} Catalan dàtil, {{cog|es|dátil|t=date}} Spanish dátil (“date”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} datil (plural datils)
  1. A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense.
    Sense id: en-datil-en-noun-DC9DuNIO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: datils [plural]
Etymology: From American Spanish dátil (“date”), from Catalan dàtil. Doublet of dactyl and date. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|dátil|t=date}} Spanish dátil (“date”), {{cog|ca|dàtil}} Catalan dàtil, {{doublet|en|dactyl|date}} Doublet of dactyl and date Head templates: {{en-noun}} datil (plural datils)
  1. The queen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, or its leaf fibers used for weaving. Categories (lifeform): Peppers
    Sense id: en-datil-en-noun-4QmLR7ZT Disambiguation of Peppers: 33 51 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 64 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 61 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 62 20
  2. Mexican yucca or its leaf fibers.
    Sense id: en-datil-en-noun-ZvYnNcOf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: datil yucca
Etymology number: 2

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