wila

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See also: wiła, Wiła, wiłą, and Wiłą

English

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Wila growing on a tree.
Two freshly-baked loaves of wila.

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Etymology

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From Shuswap wíle (black tree lichen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wila (countable and uncountable, plural wilas)

  1. Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Aymara

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Noun

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wila

  1. blood

Quechua

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Noun

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wila

  1. candle

Declension

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Spanish

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Noun

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wila f (plural wilas)

  1. (Costa Rica, slang) Alternative form of güila

Yámana

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Noun

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wila

  1. knife