aburagiri

noun

abu·​ra·​giri

ˌäbərəˈgirē

plural -s

: candlenut sense 2

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Japanese, from abura "oil" + kiri "paulownia"

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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