achee
achee is the alternative spelling of ackee.
Meaning of ackee
Noun
ackee (countable and uncountable, plural ackees)
- A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
- 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.1883, Daniel Morris, chapter 7, in The Colony of British Honduras, Its Resources and Prospects, London: Edward Stanford, page 113
- The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
- Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.
Proper noun capitalized: Achee
Achee (plural Achees)
- A surname from French.
Forms of achee
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | achees |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Achees |
Origin of achee
Americanized form of French Ethier.
Questions about achee
- What does achee mean?
- Achee means a surname from French.
- What is achee the alternative spelling of?
- Achee is the alternative spelling of ackee.
- What part of speech is achee?
- Achee is a proper noun.
Words near achee in the dictionary
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