C19: from Portuguese jequirití, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití
jequirity in American English
(dʒɪˈkwɪrəti)
nounWord forms: pluraljeˈquirities
1.
any of the poisonous, red and black seeds of a tropical, climbing plant (Abrus precatorius) of the pea family, used for beads and, formerly, as a weight