Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jequirity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: je-quir-i-ty
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French jéqwirity, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití. Alternatively, from Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití, perhaps of Indic origin; akin to Hindi रत्ती (rattī, “ratti”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: jéqwirity, jequiriti,jequirití

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020 Sorting Abrus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

Frequently Paired Words

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020 Sorting Abrus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

Synonyms

crab's eye Indian licorice rosary pea

Questions

What does jequirity mean?: Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.
Where does jequirity come from?: It is traced to French.

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