shea

See also: Shea

English

Shea tree

Etymology

From Bambara si.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃi/, /ʃeɪ/, /ʃi.ə/, /ʃɪə/[1]

Noun

shea

A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

Synonyms

(tree): shea tree, vitellaria; Butyrospermum parkii, B. paradoxum
(fruit): shea nut

Derived terms

shea butter

Translations

tree

Chinese:
Mandarin: 乳油木
Dutch: Sheaboom m
Esperanto: buterarbo
Finnish: voipuu (fi)
French: karité (fr)
German: Karitébaum m
Hausa: kaɗanya

Italian: karité f
Japanese: シアーバターノキ (shiābatāno-ki)
Lithuanian: afrikinis sviestmedis
Portuguese: carité m
Russian: де́рево Ши n (dérevo Ši)
Spanish: karité m
Swedish: sheanötsträd n

fruit

Finnish: voipuun pähkinä
Hausa: kaɗanya

Swedish: sheanöt c

References

“shea” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Ashe, Eash, HAES, HEAs, Hase, ashe, hase, seah

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