pituri

pit·u·ri

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich-uh-ree]
- /ˈpɪtʃ ə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich-uh-ree]
- /ˈpɪtʃ ə ri/

Definitions of pituri word

noun pituri a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia. 1
noun pituri a stimulant made from the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used by the aborigines as a narcotic. 1
noun pituri an Australian solanaceous shrub, Duboisia hopwoodii, the leaves of which are the source of a narcotic used by the native Australians 0

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Origin of pituri

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65, pituri is from the Wiradjuri word pi-ju-rī

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Parts of speech for Pituri

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pituri popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.

pituri usage trend in Literature

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