Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maqui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: maqui
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.

noun

The edible berry of this shrub.

noun

Misspelling of maquis (“Mediterranean coastal scrub”).

Example Sentences

"But based on independent laboratory tests, maqui berry is not nearly as strong an antioxidant as açai."
"Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis), also known as Chilean blackberry, is an edible berry that grows wild in central and southern Chile. A standardized anthocyanin rich formulation from Maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis) administered at a dose of 500 mg/kg decreased fasting blood glucose and improved glucose tolerance in hyperglycemic C57/Bl6J mice fed a HF diet (Rojo et al. 2012)."
"Maqui is another strong antioxidant, this time coming from southern Chile."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chilean Spanish maqui, from Mapudungun.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Synonyms

Chilean blackberry Chilean wineberry

Questions

What does maqui mean?: A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina.
Where does maqui come from?: Borrowed from Chilean Spanish maqui, from Mapudungun.

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