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A palmlike Central and South American plant (Carludovica palmata of the family Cyclanthaceae) with leaves used especially to make Panama hats

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  • At such events, Castro collected money in an oversized farmer's hat, a jipijapa, and not a military beret.
  • They also have colorful gift shop filled with traditional arts and crafts, such as slate carvings, wood carvings, jipijapa baskets, calabash, Mopan Maya clothing, and...
  • En este informe se describer algunas de las pajas y hojas usadas normalmente en la artesania, tales como la paja iraca y la jipijapa, la paja de techar de tipo grande y...
  • Songdog is the son of Mrs. Hat; I regret to say that he himself does not wear hats on a regular basis, but I hope to inculcate a fondness for them into the new addition to the...
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