quillai

American  

[ki-lahy] / kɪˈlaɪ /

noun

1. soapbark.

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quillai British  

/ kɪˈlaɪ /

noun

1. another name for soapbark

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Etymology

Origin of quillai

First recorded in 1710–20; from South American Spanish, from Araucanian quillai, quillay “soapbark tree”

Example Sentences

When the female is ready to spawn he locates a quillai tree and, flipping himself into an overhanging branch, tears off a twig and drops back into the water with it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of soap, they used the back of the quillai, which is an excellent substitute.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert