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sapele

/səˈpiːli/

sapele noun: entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.

Noun

sapele (plural sapeles)

  1. Entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.
    • He particularly liked the Otto fan by Carlo Borer, a Swiss designer, at swizz-style.com, which is encased in a round frame of sapele wood instead of the traditional metal cage.2009 August 6, Julie Scelfo, “Fans That Look Cool”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Sapele

Sapele

  1. A city in Delta State, Nigeria.

Forms of sapele

pluralsapeles
alternative formsapelli

Words formed from sapele

Questions about sapele

What does sapele mean?
Sapele means entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.
What part of speech is sapele?
Sapele can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sapele?
Sapele is pronounced /səˈpiːli/.
What is the plural of sapele?
The plural of sapele is sapeles.

Words near sapele in the dictionary

  1. sapecs
  2. sapeh
  3. sapehs
  4. sapek
  5. sapeks
  6. sapele
  7. Sapele water
  8. sapeles
  9. sapelli
  10. sapellis
  11. sapelovirus

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