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单词 ololiuqui
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Definition of ololiuqui in English:

ololiuqui

(also ololiuque, ololiuhque, ololiuhqui)
noun ˌəʊlə(ʊ)ˈl(j)uːki
  • A tropical American morning glory, Turbina corymbosa (family Convolvulaceae). Also: a psychoactive drug prepared from the seeds of this plant, used traditionally for ritual purposes by the Aztecs.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Anthropologist. From Nahuatl ololiuhqui, lit. ‘round thing’, referring to the spherical seeds of the plant from olol- round, spherical + -iuhqui, suffix meaning ‘like’. In form ololiuque after Spanish ololiuque.

Definition of ololiuqui in US English:

ololiuqui

(also ololiuque, ololiuhque, ololiuhqui)
nounˌəʊlə(ʊ)ˈl(j)uːki
  • A tropical American morning glory, Turbina corymbosa (family Convolvulaceae). Also: a psychoactive drug prepared from the seeds of this plant, used traditionally for ritual purposes by the Aztecs.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Anthropologist. From Nahuatl ololiuhqui, lit. ‘round thing’, referring to the spherical seeds of the plant from olol- round, spherical + -iuhqui, suffix meaning ‘like’. In form ololiuque after Spanish ololiuque.

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