borete

borete

Fijian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly related to boro (“nightshade (genus Solanum)”).

Noun

borete

  1. golden leather fern, mangrove fern (Acrostichum aureum), sometimes used for medicinal purposes
    Synonyms: boresi, babasiga, caca, (Lau, Cakau) vativati
    Au taleitaka sara na borete vakalivali.
    I really enjoy lightly cooked mangrove fern.

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “borete”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 26
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