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quillaia

/kwəˈleɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quil-la-ia
IPA
/kwəˈleɪə/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extract from the bark of the soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria, used as a food additive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

After the genus Quillaja, from Mapudungun quillai.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwəˈleɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quillaja (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

quillai

Synonyms

E999 when used as a foaming agent

Questions

How do you pronounce quillaia?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwəˈleɪə/.
What does quillaia mean?
An extract from the bark of the soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria, used as a food additive.
Where does quillaia come from?
After the genus Quillaja, from Mapudungun quillai.

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