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English
Etymology
Borrowed from some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana witjuti (“witchety bush”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
witchety (plural witcheties)
- (Australia) Any of certain Acacia species.
- Short for witchety grub.
1889, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, page 284:Still, it is not clear how the “witcheties,” which are buried in the wood, are dislodged.
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