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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-uh-sey-yuh]
- /ˌkæl əˈseɪ yə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kal-uh-sey-yuh]
- /ˌkæl əˈseɪ yə/
Definitions of calisaya word
- noun calisaya the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted 3
- noun calisaya the medicinal bark of the tree Cinchona calisaya. 1
- noun calisaya A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona calisaya and closely related species. 1
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Origin of calisaya
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < New Latin, after Calisaya, name of the Bolivian Indian who told the whites about the medicinal values of cinchona bark
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Parts of speech for Calisaya
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calisaya popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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