ackee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. countable,uncountable
    — The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize.
  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. countable,uncountable
    — Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.

词形变化

ackees plural achee alternative akee alternative

词汇关系

相关词
ackee and saltfish

词源

Etymology tree
Akan akyebor.
English ackee
Borrowed from Akan akye.
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