witchety

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Etymology

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Borrowed from some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana witjuti (witchety bush)).

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Noun

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witchety (plural witcheties)

  1. (Australia) Any of certain Acacia species.
  2. Short for witchety grub.
    • 1889, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, page 284:
      Still, it is not clear how the “witcheties,” which are buried in the wood, are dislodged.

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