biddi-biddi

/ˈbɪdi ˌbɪdi/

noun

The burr of the piri-piri plant.

OriginMāori piri-piri →
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Meanings

noun

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  1. New ZealandThe burr of the piri-piri plant.

    Two days ago in the Duke, and still the hooks in that conversation stick in her throat like a half-swallowed bidibid.

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 136

Origin

  1. Māoripiri-piri
  2. Englishbiddi-biddi

Irregular formation from Māori piri-piri.

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