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quillai

quillai noun: quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.

Noun

quillai (countable and uncountable, plural quillais)

  1. (countable) Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
  2. (uncountable) The bark of that tree.

Forms of quillai

pluralquillais
alternative formquillay

Origin of quillai

Borrowed from Spanish quillay, from Mapudungun küllay.

Questions about quillai

What does quillai mean?
Quillai means quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
What part of speech is quillai?
Quillai is a noun.
What is the plural of quillai?
The plural of quillai is quillais.

Words near quillai in the dictionary

  1. quill pig
  2. quill pigs
  3. quill-driver
  4. quill-drivers
  5. Quillagua
  6. quillai
  7. quillaia
  8. quillais
  9. quillaja
  10. quillay
  11. quillays

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