soapberry

English

Etymology

soap +‎ berry: the fleshy part of the fruit was used in washing linen.

Noun

soapberry (plural soapberries)

Any woody plant of the genus Sapindus, which is eponymous of the Sapindaceae family
Most soapberries are tropical.
The fruit of such a plant, especially of the tree Sapindus saponaria.
Soapberries are rich enough in saponin to be used as soap substitute, hence their name.

Synonyms

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soapnut

Translations

woody plant

Dutch: zeepboom (nl) m, sapindus m (Latin)
French: savonnier (fr) m

Spanish: (Sapindus saponaria) jaboncillo m, chambimbe m (Colombia), choloque m (Peru), chumico m (Costa Rica), isotoubo m (Bolivia), jorupe m (Ecuador), marikuru m (Chile), pacún m (El Salvador, Nicaragua), paraparo m (Venezuela)
Volapük: sapind

its fruit

Dutch: zeepbes m, f, zeepbezie m, f, zeep-appel m, zeepnoot m, f
Newari: हथं (hathã)

Spanish: (Sapindus saponaria) parapara f (Venezuela)
Volapük: sapindafluk

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