quelenquelén

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun clenclen.

Noun

quelenquelén m (uncountable)

1. (Chile) one of two species of polygalaceous plants, either Polygala stricta or Monnina linearifolia

Further reading

• “quelenquelén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10