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matapee

matapee noun: a yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp.

matapee: a yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and...
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Noun

matapee (plural matapees)

  1. (Caribbean) A yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp.

Forms of matapee

pluralmatapees
alternative formmatapi

Origin of matapee

Borrowed from Kari'na matapi.

Questions about matapee

What does matapee mean?
Matapee means a yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp.
What part of speech is matapee?
Matapee is a noun.
What is the plural of matapee?
The plural of matapee is matapees.

Words near matapee in the dictionary

  1. Matanuska
  2. Matanuska-Susitna Borough
  3. matanza
  4. matanzas
  5. Matanzas Province
  6. matapee
  7. matapees
  8. matapi
  9. matapis
  10. Mataporquera
  11. Mataquito

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