Advertisement

Advertisement

quillai

[ ki-lahy ]

quillai

/ kɪˈlaɪ /

noun

  1. another name for soapbark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of quillai1

First recorded in 1710–20; from South American Spanish, from Araucanian quillai, quillay “soapbark tree”
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of quillai1

C19: via American Spanish from Araucanian
Discover More

Example Sentences

Instead of soap, they used the back of the quillai, which is an excellent substitute.

When had recourse to for cleansing silks, quillai bark is said not to change the colour of the fabric.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


quillquillai bark