quillai

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noun

Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.

OriginSpanish quillay ← Mapudungun küllay →
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Meanings

nounquillai (countable and uncountable, plural quillais)

plural quillais · alternative quillay

  1. countableQuillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
  2. uncountableThe bark of that tree.

Origin

  1. Mapudungunküllay
  2. Spanishquillay
  3. Englishquillai

Borrowed from Spanish quillay, from Mapudungun küllay.

More words from Spanish, Mapudungun

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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