Etymology

quillai

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Today it means: Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree. Full definition →

Spanish quillay ← Mapudungun küllay
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The story

  1. Mapudungun · derived fromküllay
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromquillay
  3. English todayquillai

Borrowed from Spanish quillay, from Mapudungun küllay.

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