rattanPronunciation: /rəˈtan/Translate rattan | into Italian Definition of rattan noun 1 [mass noun] the thin jointed stems of a palm, used to make furniture: [as modifier]:a rattan armchair [count noun] a length of rattan used as a walking stick. 2the tropical Old World climbing palm which yields rattan, with long, spiny, jointed stems. Genus Calamus, family Palmae Origin: mid 17th century: from Malay rotan, probably from raut 'pare, trim'rattan in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rattan in the US English dictionary
