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saphie

saphie noun: a West African talisman or charm.

Noun

saphie (plural saphies)

  1. A West African talisman or charm.
    • These saphies were the repositories of fetishes, charms against calamity: a pickled ring finger was considered proof against the bite of the puff adder […]1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 12

Forms of saphie

pluralsaphies

Origin of saphie

From Mandinka safaye.

Questions about saphie

What does saphie mean?
Saphie means a West African talisman or charm.
What part of speech is saphie?
Saphie is a noun.
What is the plural of saphie?
The plural of saphie is saphies.

Words near saphie in the dictionary

  1. saphenous veins
  2. saphenously
  3. sapher
  4. saphers
  5. saphic
  6. saphie
  7. saphies
  8. saphir
  9. saphire
  10. saphires
  11. saphirs

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