Etymology

jequirity

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Today it means: Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments. Full definition →

French jéqwirity ← Tupi-Guarani ← Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromjequiriti, jequirití
  2. Tupi-Guarani · derived from
  3. French · borrowed fromjéqwirity
  4. English todayjequirity

From French jéqwirity, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití. Alternatively, from Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití, perhaps of Indic origin; akin to Hindi रत्ती (rattī, “ratti”).

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