English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese 油桐 (アブラギリ, aburagiri), from (あぶら, abura, oil) + (キリ, kiri, paulownia).

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/

Noun edit

aburagiri (plural aburagiris)

  1. A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.

References edit

  • Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8