pituriとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• pitcheri, pitchery, pitchuri, pitchurie, pitjuri

語源

From Yandruwandha bijirri, and its source, Pitta-Pitta pijiri.

名詞

pituri (uncountable)

1. The prepared leaves of an Australian shrub, Duboisia hopwoodii, chewed as a stimulant by Aboriginal Australians; also the shrub itself. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: mingkulpa, native tobacco

   • 1931, Julius Lippert, translated by George Peter Murdock, The Evolution of Culture, London: George Allen and Unwin, page 194:

     The Australians, although unacquainted with true spirituous liquors, knew how to obtain a similar effect by chewing the twigs of the pituri bush.

   • 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 105:

     These sticks occasionally [...] suggest trade in such articles as ochres, pituri or weapons.

   • 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 258:

     Winston rolled his head and eyes from side to side, like a man ‘on’ pitjuri.