Meanings
nounwitchety (plural witcheties)
plural witcheties · alternative witchetty · alternative witjuti
- AustraliaAny of certain Acacia species.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of witchety grub.
Still, it is not clear how the “witcheties,” which are buried in the wood, are dislodged.
1889, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, page 284
Origin
Borrowed from some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana witjuti (“witchety bush”)).
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