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jequirity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crab's eye, Indian licorice, rosary pea

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French jéqwirity, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití. Alternatively, from Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití, perhaps of Indic origin; akin to Hindi रत्ती (rattī, “ratti”).

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَيْن الدِيك (ʕayn ad-dīk) — Abrus precatorius
  • Arabic: عَيْن الْجِنّ (ʕayn al-jinn) — Abrus precatorius
  • Arabic: عَيْن الْعِفْرِيت (ʕayn al-ʕifrīt) — Abrus precatorius
  • Arabic: شَشَم (šašam) — Abrus precatorius
  • Balinese: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Bengali: কুঁচ গাছ (kũc gach) — Abrus precatorius
  • Bengali: কৃষ্ণলা (kriśnôla) — Abrus precatorius
  • Bengali: গুঞ্জা (gunja) — Abrus precatorius
  • Bengali: রক্তিকা (roktika) — Abrus precatorius
  • Burmese: ချင်ရွေး (hkyang-rwe:) — Abrus precatorius
  • Burmese: ရွေး (rwe:) — Abrus precatorius
  • Burmese: ရွေးကလေး (rwe:ka.le:) — Abrus precatorius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相思子 (xiāngsīzi) — Abrus precatorius
  • Finnish: paternosterpapu — Abrus precatorius
  • French: pois rouge — Abrus precatorius
  • French: liane réglisse — Abrus precatorius
  • German: Paternostererbse — Abrus precatorius
  • Indonesian: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Japanese: トウアズキ (tō-azuki) — Abrus precatorius
  • Javanese: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Old Javanese: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Malay: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Malayalam: കുന്നി (kunni) — Abrus precatorius
  • Portuguese: jequiriti — Abrus precatorius
  • Russian: чёточник моли́твенный (čótočnik molítvennyj) — Abrus precatorius
  • Russian: чёточник (čótočnik) — Abrus precatorius
  • Sanskrit: कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā) — Abrus precatorius
  • Sasak: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Sundanese: saga — Abrus precatorius
  • Swedish: paternosterböna — Abrus precatorius
  • Tamil: குன்றிமணி (kuṉṟimaṇi) — Abrus precatorius