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mebos

/ˈmiːbɒs/US/ˈmibɔs/

mebos noun: a type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar.

Noun

mebos (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) A type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar.

Forms of mebos

alternative formmeebos
alternative formmeibos

Origin of mebos

From Dutch mebos, from Japanese 梅干し (umeboshi, “dried plum”).

Questions about mebos

What does mebos mean?
Mebos means a type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar.
What part of speech is mebos?
Mebos is a noun.
How do you pronounce mebos?
Mebos is pronounced /ˈmiːbɒs/.

Words near mebos in the dictionary

  1. mebibytes
  2. Mebin
  3. mebiquine
  4. mebles
  5. mebolazine
  6. mebos
  7. mebrofenin
  8. mebroqualone
  9. MEBs
  10. Mebsuta
  11. Mebul

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