wila

See also: wiła, Wiła, wiłą, and Wiłą

English

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

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Etymology

From Shuswap wíle (black tree lichen).

Noun

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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Aymara

Noun

wila

  1. blood

Quechua

Noun

wila

  1. candle

Declension

Spanish

Noun

wila f (plural wilas)

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

Yámana

Noun

wila

  1. knife
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