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suahe

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Philippines/ˈswaː.hɛ/

suahe noun: greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis).

Noun

suahe (countable and uncountable, plural suahes)

  1. (Philippines) greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

Forms of suahe

pluralsuahes

Origin of suahe

Borrowed from Hokkien 沙蝦 /沙虾 (soa-hê, literally “sand shrimp”). Compare Tagalog suwahe.

Questions about suahe

What does suahe mean?
Suahe means greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis).
What part of speech is suahe?
Suahe is a noun.
How do you pronounce suahe?
Suahe is pronounced /ˈswaː.hɛ/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of suahe?
The plural of suahe is suahes.

Words near suahe in the dictionary

  1. suading
  2. suage
  3. suaged
  4. suages
  5. suaging
  6. suahe
  7. Suakin
  8. suaku
  9. suakus
  10. Sual
  11. Sually

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