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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈkil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: chu‧quil
Noun
chuquil m (plural chuquiles) (Peru)
- Andean wax palm (Ceroxylon parvifrons)
1904 March 31, Juan Ugaz, “Río Lambayeque”, in Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica de Lima, volume 15, page 75:En los lados de los caminos florece la ratania y distribuye su olor viroso la cicuta; en la valle se destaca entre los granates papelillos, el chuquíl, vestido de rosa pálido; la jacarandá, todo de violeta; la cervera peruana, de verde brillante y amarillo; en consorcio con el guaylulo (jequerití) y el chaquirón, tan buscados por sus frutos para adorno; y el resto de la flora arbórea y deshojada está cubierto de musgos, líquenes y cardos parásitos.- By the sides of the paths there blossoms rhatany and hemlock deals its strong smell; in the vale there it stands out between the leafy garnets, the Andean wax palm (Ceroxylon parvifrons), vested by pale pink, jacaranda, all violet; the Peruan Cerbera; of brillant green and yellow; jointly with jequirity and “conch tree”, so sought for its fruits to adorn; and the rest of the arboreal and leafless flora is covered by mosses, lichens and parasits thistles.