maqui

[ mah-kee ]

noun

1. an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maqui¹

1695–1705; < Spanish < Araucanian

Example Sentences

Loncon grew up in a community of subsistence farmers in the province of Araucanía and recalls cultivating the land and going to get native fruits—such as dark purple maqui berries and small banana-like chupones—from a nearby mountain.

From Time

There is a sort of scrub called Maqui which covers parts especially of Corsica and other Mediterranean countries.

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Djenan-el-Maqui proved to be suited to the needs of Charmian and Claude, and it charmed them both by its strangeness and beauty.

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At five o'clock that day the peace of Djenan-el-Maqui was broken by the sound of animated voices in the courtyard.

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If the opera were finished, the need for living in Mustapha removed, would she be glad not to return to Djenan-el-Maqui?

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I'd think of Djenan-el-Maqui, and wish I was a composer instead of a singer—for a fifth of a minute.

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