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English
Noun
quillay (plural quillays)
- The soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria; the bark of this tree used as a source of saponin
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mapudungun küllay.
Noun
quillay m (plural quillayes)
- soapbark Quillaja saponaria
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