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shikakai

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From Hindi शिकाकाई (śikākāī), from Tamil சிகைக்காய் (cikaikkāy, from சிகை (cikai, “hair”) + காய் (kāy, “fruit”)).

noun shikakais

countable, uncountable Synonym of soap acacia.
Similar: soap acacia

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"shikakai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shikakai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{shikakai_2026,
  title = {shikakai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shikakai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}