BUNYA BUNYA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bunya bunya mean? 

• BUNYA BUNYA (noun)
  The noun BUNYA BUNYA has 2 senses:

1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

2. nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines

  Familiarity information: BUNYA BUNYA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUNYA BUNYA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Araucaria bidwillii; bunya bunya; bunya bunya tree

Hypernyms ("bunya bunya" is a kind of...):

araucaria (any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds)

Meronyms (parts of "bunya bunya"):

bunya bunya (nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bunya bunya" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("bunya bunya" is a part of...):

Araucaria bidwillii; bunya bunya; bunya bunya tree (Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law)