quillay

English

Noun

quillay (plural quillays)

The soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria; the bark of this tree used as a source of saponin

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun küllay.

Noun

quillay m (plural quillayes)

soapbark Quillaja saponaria

Descendants

→ English: quillai

Further reading

“quillay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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