[ 'wɪtʃɪti ]
(also ~ grub )
■ noun ( plural witchetties ) a large whitish wood-eating larva of a beetle or moth, eaten as food by some Aboriginals.
Origin
from Adnyamathanha wityu 'hooked stick (for extracting grubs)' + varti 'grub'.
[ 'wɪtʃɪti ]
(also ~ grub )
■ noun ( plural witchetties ) a large whitish wood-eating larva of a beetle or moth, eaten as food by some Aboriginals.
Origin
from Adnyamathanha wityu 'hooked stick (for extracting grubs)' + varti 'grub'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004