maqui
Spanish, noun/ˈmaki/
maqui is spelled M-A-Q-U-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 78,932nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maqui is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “maqui, Chilean wineberry (Aristotelia chilensis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Aristotelia chilensis) Pequeño árbol perenne de la familia de las elaeocarpáceas, nativo de la selva…”.
What does maqui mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaqui, Chilean wineberry (Aristotelia chilensis).
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Aristotelia chilensis) Pequeño árbol perenne de la familia de las elaeocarpáceas, nativo de la selva templada de Chile y Argentina. Alcanza una altura de 4 a 5 m, con un tronco fuertemente ramificado cubierto de corteza lisa, hojas simples, ovales a lanceoladas, serradas, flores pequeñas y blancas que fructifican en una baya carnosa de color negro-morado de 4 a 6 mm de diámetro. Sus bayas y hojas 2. Fruto del maqui₁, alto en antioxidantes, que se consume crudo o en conservas y mermeladas, y también se usa para teñir.
noun: 1. Guerrillero de la resistencia francesa a la ocupación nazi. 2. Guerrillero de la resistencia española a la dictadura franquista.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maqui
- maquis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maqui?
- /ˈmaki/
- [ˈma.ki]
- [ˈmaki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maqui in Spanish?
maqui appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).