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Word: Toquilla
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from an American Spanish use of Spanish toquilla ‘small gauze headdress’, diminutive of toca ‘toque’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tə(ʊ)ˈkiː(j)ə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a palmlike tree, native to South America.
Short Definition:palmlike tree
