JEQUIRITY BEAN


Meaning of JEQUIRITY BEAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jə-ˈkwir-ə-tē- ]

noun

Etymology: French jékwirity, from Portuguese jequiriti, juqueriti, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin; akin to Tupi juki̵rí rosary pea

Date: circa 1889

1. : the poisonous scarlet and black seed of the rosary pea often used for beads

2. : rosary pea 1

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.