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divi-divi

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪvɪˌdɪvi/

Definition of divi-divi

noun (plural divi-divis)

  • a small tropical American tree of the pea family.
    • Caesalpinia coriaria, family Leguminosae
  • [mass noun] the curled pods of the divi-divi tree, used as a source of tannin.

Origin:

mid 19th century: via American Spanish from Carib

divi-divi in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of divi-divi in the US English dictionary