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mopane

UK/məˈpɑːni/

mopane noun: a tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.

Noun

mopane (plural mopanes)

  1. A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
  2. The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
    • The gay one, Alan, takes them with his current lover to an African restaurant, new venture in the city, offering traditional mopani worm snacks, tripe and usu with beans.2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 21

Forms of mopane

pluralmopanes
alternative formmopani

Origin of mopane

From Tswana mophane.

Questions about mopane

What does mopane mean?
Mopane means a tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
What part of speech is mopane?
Mopane is a noun.
How do you pronounce mopane?
Mopane is pronounced /məˈpɑːni/ (UK).
What is the plural of mopane?
The plural of mopane is mopanes.

Words near mopane in the dictionary

  1. mopaliid
  2. mopaliids
  3. Mopan
  4. Mopan Maya
  5. Mopan River
  6. mopane
  7. mopanes
  8. mopani
  9. mopanis
  10. Moparrabah
  11. mopboard

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