English
jequirity
Jequirity comes from French jéqwirity.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjéqwiritydisputed
- Englishtodayjequirity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentjéqwiritydisputed
- Englishtodayjequirity
Every English word from French jéqwirity
Today it means
noun Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French jéqwirity / jequirity