- kapok ka·pok n
- ['keɪpɒk]
kapok m
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kapok ka·pok n
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Kapok — Ka*pok , n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra} (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kapok — {{＃}}{{LM K44825}}{{〓}} {{［}}kapok{{］}} ‹ka·pok› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Fibra sedosa, impermeable y elástica, que se extrae de las bayas del ceibo: • un colchón de kapok.{{○}} … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
kapok — /kay pok/, n. the silky down that invests the seeds of a silk cotton tree (kapok tree), Ceiba pentandra, of the East Indies, Africa, and tropical America: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation. Also called… … Universalium
Kapok — Kạ|pok 〈m. 6; unz.〉 als Polstermaterial verwendete, an der Innenseite der Früchte sitzende Haare des Kapokbaumes [<javan. kapuk] * * * Kạ|pok [auch: ka:pɔk], der; s [malai. kapuk]: watteartiges weißgraues od. gelbliches Material aus den… … Universal-Lexikon
Kapok — Ka|pok [auch ka:...] der; s <aus gleichbed. malai. kapuk>: a) Samenfaser des Kapokbaumes; b) watteartiges weißgraues od. gelbliches Material aus Kapok (a), das bes. als Füllmaterial für Polster verwendet wird … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
kapok — (KAY pok) [Javanese] A silky fiber harvested from the seeds of the kapok (silk cotton) tree found in Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia, used for stuffing life preservers, life jackets, etc … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
kapok — ka•pok [[t]ˈkeɪ pɒk[/t]] n. pln the silky down that invests the seeds of a tropical silk cotton tree(ka′pok tree ), Ceiba pentandra: used for stuffing pillows, life jackets, etc., and for acoustical insulation • Etymology: 1740–50; < Javanese… … From formal English to slang
kapok — ka·pòk s.m.inv. var. → capoc … Dizionario italiano
Kapok — Ka|pok 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 als Polstermaterial verwendete Samenfaser des Kapokbaumes [Etym.: <javan. kapuk] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
kapok — ka|pok [ˈkeıpɔk US pa:k] n [U] a very light material like cotton used for filling soft things like ↑cushions … Dictionary of contemporary English
kapok — ka|pok [ keı,pak ] noun count a very light soft substance used for filling toys, CUSHIONS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
