nipa

nípà n palm of great commercial importance growing along tidal streams and in dense stands in brackish swamps.
The leaves are used mainly for thatching, but also for bags, hats, and hand-icrafts.
The sap is fermented into toddy and distilled into a stronger liquor called manyan.
It also is used as vinegar: Nypa fruticans.
v [a12] make s.t.
out of nipa or nipa thatch.