Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quillai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quil-lai
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.

Countable

noun

The bark of that tree.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quillay, from Mapudungun küllay.

Word Breakdown

Root: küllay

Usage

Inflected Forms

quillais (plural) quillay (alternative)

Questions

What does quillai mean?: Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
Where does quillai come from?: Borrowed from Spanish quillay, from Mapudungun küllay.

How to pronounce quillai

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “quillai”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “quillai”.
Repeat and practice — Say “quillai” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.