mopane

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Etymology

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From Tswana mophane.

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Noun

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mopane (plural mopanes)

  1. A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
  2. The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
    • 2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 21:
      The gay one, Alan, takes them with his current lover to an African restaurant, new venture in the city, offering traditional mopani worm snacks, tripe and usu with beans.

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Noun

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mopane m (plural mopanes)

  1. mopane