kali
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- //ˈkæli//
- //ˈkeɪli//
- //ˈkɑːli//
The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
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The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
But the kali is principally regarded, on account of its yielding copiously, when burnt, the fixed alkaline salt called soda[…]
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Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash.
Etimologia
From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
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Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.
Etimologia
Uncertain; see arnis#Name at Wikipedia for more.
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A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals.
[M]any women will be glad to know exactly how to start making sweets so that they will be saleable. [...] Lozenges, comfits, kali, bonbons, etc.
The stock is supplied by Sela Traditional Sweet Co., based in Thynne Street, West Bromwich, which has been making a vast range of boiled sweets—sarsaparilla tablets, kali, clove balls, lime juice bricks, rosy apples and the rest—since 1882.
A positive shower of sherbets. Include fountains, lemons, dibdabs, flying saucers, even jars of Kali.
Etimologia
Uncertain; possibly a reference to the appearance of soda ash produced by burning kali (Etymology 1).
kali · The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
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