English Explanatory Dictionary

aburagiri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/

Word forms

aburagiri aburagiris

Etymology

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

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