Bunya
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌnjə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bunya is a noun meaning The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.
Meaning
The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.
More Meanings
- A traditional Kanak and Ni-Vanuatu dish
- (dated, India) A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.
Example Sentences
Bunya nuts, which come from a conifer in the genus Araucaria, are an example of a plant that fruited so heavily that large stores were set aside.
The palm takes the place of the eucalyptus to a certain extent, and the woods teem with the bunya-bunya, — a very desirable and ornamental tree, which belongs to the pine family.
Her three favourite bunyah-bunyah nut trees were destroyed last year to make way for more grazing land for sheep and other animals whose cloven hooves destroyed the delicate topsoil and laid bare the earth.
Word Forms
- bunyas
- bunna bunna
- bunya bunya
- bunyah-bunyah
- bunyah
- bunia
Synonyms for bunya
Depending on context, synonyms include bougna, bunia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bunyah-bunyah, balinghasay, gubinge.
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