Etymology

pituri

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Today it means: The prepared leaves of an Australian shrub, Duboisia hopwoodii, chewed as a stimulant by Aboriginal Australians; also the shrub itself. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Yandruwandha bijirri ← Pitta-Pitta pijiri
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  1. Pitta-Pitta · derived frompijiri
  2. Yandruwandha · derived frombijirri
  3. English todaypituri

From Yandruwandha bijirri, and its source, Pitta-Pitta pijiri.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The prepared leaves of an Australian shrub, Duboisia hopwoodii, chewed as a stimulant by Aboriginal Australians; also the shrub itself.

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