Rattan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹəˈtan/
• Rhymes: -æn

Origin

From Malay rotan.

Full definition of rattan

Noun

1. Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus .
2. (uncountable) The plant used as a material.
3. A cane made from this material.
• 1906, Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden, Pagan Races of the Malay PeninsulaHe who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
• 2008, Jean-François Bayart, Andrew Brown, Global Subjects: A Political Critique of Globalization...the rattan is still a valued instrument of discipline...

Anagrams

• tantra
• tartan, Tartan