maqui

American  

[mah-kee] / ˈmɑ ki /

noun

1. an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.

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Etymology

Origin of maqui

1695–1705; < Spanish < Araucanian

Example Sentences

Quechua the left hand was named lloque maqui and the right, pana maqui.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

We can hardly suppose that our English words are derived from Syriac words in use fourteen centuries ago, or that the latter were "modified from maqui" by "infantine" or other influences.

From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various

Ating palacio mitmu yang cuartu, balang metung a cuartu maqui metung yang curatu.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick

Instead of babe being formed from the infantine sound ba, it has been modified from maqui, probably by infantine influences.

From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various

Maqui is Early Welsh for son, and those to whom Mr. Skeat's modified maqui seems absurd will be pleased to find its absurdity indicated, if not proved, by a Greek author of the sixth century.

From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various