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okoume

okoume noun: aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood.

okoume: aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood
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Noun

okoume (uncountable)

  1. Aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood.

Forms of okoume

alternative formokoumé

Origin of okoume

Borrowed from certain Gabonese Bantu (Cf. Myene okumé, Viya okumé, Tsogo okumé) via French okoumé.

Questions about okoume

What does okoume mean?
Okoume means aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood.
What part of speech is okoume?
Okoume is a noun.

Words near okoume in the dictionary

  1. Okoro
  2. Okorokov effect
  3. Okorokov effects
  4. Okoros
  5. Okotoks
  6. okoume
  7. Okoye
  8. Okoyes
  9. Okpewho
  10. OKR
  11. okra

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