jequirity

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noun

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.

Similar
crab's eyeIndian licoricerosary pea
OriginFrench jéqwirity ← Tupi-Guarani ← Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití →
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Meanings

nounjequirity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbrus 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.

    Synonyms: crab's eye, Indian licorice, rosary pea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbrus 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.

Similar
crab's eyeIndian licoricerosary pea
Also see
crab's eyerosary pea

Origin

  1. Portuguesejequiriti, jequirití
  2. Tupi-Guarani
  3. Frenchjéqwirity
  4. Englishjequirity

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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Translations

Arabic عَيْن الدِيك, عَيْن الْجِنّ
  • عَيْن الدِيك (ʕayn ad-dīk)Abrus precatorius
  • عَيْن الْجِنّ (ʕayn al-jinn)Abrus precatorius
  • عَيْن الْعِفْرِيت (ʕayn al-ʕifrīt)Abrus precatorius
  • شَشَم (šašam)Abrus precatorius
Bengali কুঁচ গাছ, কৃষ্ণলা
  • কুঁচ গাছ (kũc gach)Abrus precatorius
  • কৃষ্ণলা (kriśnôla)Abrus precatorius
  • গুঞ্জা (gunja)Abrus precatorius
  • রক্তিকা (roktika)Abrus precatorius
Chinese Mandarin 相思子
  • 相思子 (xiāngsīzi)Abrus precatorius
Finnish paternosterpapu
  • paternosterpapuAbrus precatorius
French pois rouge, liane réglisse
  • pois rougeAbrus precatorius
  • liane réglisseAbrus precatorius
German Paternostererbse
  • PaternostererbseAbrus precatorius
Indonesian saga
  • sagaAbrus precatorius
Japanese トウアズキ
  • トウアズキ (tō-azuki)Abrus precatorius
Malay saga
  • sagaAbrus precatorius
Portuguese jequiriti
  • jequiritiAbrus precatorius
Russian чёточник моли́твенный, чёточник
  • чёточник моли́твенный (čótočnik molítvennyj)Abrus precatorius
  • чёточник (čótočnik)Abrus precatorius
Swedish paternosterböna
  • paternosterbönaAbrus precatorius
Tamil குன்றிமணி
  • குன்றிமணி (kuṉṟimaṇi)Abrus precatorius
Cite this entry
APA

jequirity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jequirity

MLA

“jequirity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jequirity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jequirity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jequirity.

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