Meanings
nounkwila (plural kwilas)
plural kwilas
- Intsia bijuga
His left hand wheel hit a kwila stump, about five feet high. [Kwila is an ironwood; its timber is so heavy it does not float.]
2004, Lawrence McCane, Melanesians Stories, Madang: Marist Brothers, →ISBN, page 188
Origin
- Tok Pisinkwila
- Englishkwila
Borrowed from Tok Pisin kwila.
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APA
kwila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwila
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“kwila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwila. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kwila,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwila.
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