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aburagiri

US/ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/

aburagiri noun: a large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.

Noun

aburagiri (plural aburagiris)

  1. A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.

Forms of aburagiri

pluralaburagiris

Origin of aburagiri

Borrowed from Japanese 油桐 (アブラギリ, aburagiri), from 油 (あぶら, abura, “oil”) + 桐 (キリ, kiri, “paulownia”).

Questions about aburagiri

What does aburagiri mean?
Aburagiri means a large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
What part of speech is aburagiri?
Aburagiri is a noun.
How do you pronounce aburagiri?
Aburagiri is pronounced /ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/ (US).
What is the plural of aburagiri?
The plural of aburagiri is aburagiris.

Words near aburagiri in the dictionary

  1. abuns
  2. abura
  3. aburaage
  4. aburachan seed
  5. aburachan seeds
  6. aburagiri
  7. aburagiris
  8. aburas
  9. aburden
  10. aburdened
  11. aburdening

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