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Etymology
Compound of bita (“bitter”) + wiwiri (“leaf”), referring to its bitter taste. First attested in 1740 as bita wirri wirri in the unpublished anonymous manuscript Ontwerp tot Eene Beschryving van Surinaamen .[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bitawiwiri
- Cestrum latifolium, the young leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
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References
- ^ J. van Donselaar (1996) “Vroege vondsten van woorden uit Surinaamse creooltalen tot 1764 [Early finds of words in Surinamese creole languages up to 1764]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch), Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 92