Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Maori name of Mesodesma novæ-zelandicæ, an edible shell-fish sometimes erroneously called the cockle.
  • noun The astringent pods of Cæsalpinia Pipai, a Brazilian plant, sometimes imported along with divi-divi for tanning, though very inferior.

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  • noun New Zealand The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis, of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand.
  • noun Australia, New South Wales The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, endemic to Australia.

Etymologies

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From Maori.

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Examples

  • After poultry, pork is the most popular meat to serve in pipián sauces, and goes particularly well with green pipián, where the fresh green chiles and herbs counterbalance the richness of pork.

    Pork in Green Pipian: Puerco en Pipián Verde 2008

  • After poultry, pork is the most popular meat to serve in pipián sauces, and goes particularly well with green pipián, where the fresh green chiles and herbs counterbalance the richness of pork.

    Pork in Green Pipian: Puerco en Pipián Verde 2008

  • After poultry, pork is the most popular meat to serve in pipián sauces, and goes particularly well with green pipián, where the fresh green chiles and herbs counterbalance the richness of pork.

    Pork in Green Pipian: Puerco en Pipián Verde 2008

  • After poultry, pork is the most popular meat to serve in pipián sauces, and goes particularly well with green pipián, where the fresh green chiles and herbs counterbalance the richness of pork.

    Pork in Green Pipian: Puerco en Pipián Verde 2008

  • For her grandaughter Luz Dolores '15th birthday fete some months before, a dozen chickens raised by the family were slaughtered and stewed in pipián sauce, to be served to party-goers along with massive quantities of rice and refried beans.

    Huellas ...Dona Carlota 2007

  • For her grandaughter Luz Dolores '15th birthday fete some months before, a dozen chickens raised by the family were slaughtered and stewed in pipián sauce, to be served to party-goers along with massive quantities of rice and refried beans.

    Huellas ...Dona Carlota 2007

  • But he calls it shouts "pipi", which is the non-scientific Spanish word for "penis".

    Where Dora Don't Go 2007

  • The beach is composed entirely of the shells of "pipi" (small cockles); always, therefore, dry and pleasant to walk upon.

    Life of John Coleridge Patteson Yonge, Charlotte M 1873

  • Just tap the shell to cycle through the four modes: 1) walk and run mode where it will waddle for you; 2) Sing mode where it sings a song; 3) Race mode where it will run as fast as it can signalled by the "pipi" of a whistle) and 4) Rhythm mode where it will walk in a rhythm you create through the tapping of its shell.

    Mini Robotic Turtle – Calpis Walkie Bits 2007

  • The soil is very dry, and the beach composed exclusively of small "pipi" shells ” small bivalves.

    Life of John Coleridge Patteson Yonge, Charlotte M 1873

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  • Any of several species of edible bivalves from New Zealand and Australia.

    November 18, 2007