aperaltye

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

aperaltye

1. sweetish food on gum tree leaves (Australian Aboriginal sweet foods)
2. Small, waxy white flakes of this food are are found on the leaves of the river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). Branches can be shaken so that it falls onto a sheet or bowl below, then swept up and packed into a ball for eating.

References

• 2020. Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners' List, compiled by Veronica Perrule Dobson and John Henderson. Alice Springs, NT.