ackee
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Noun
ackee (countable and uncountable, plural ackees)
- A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
- 1883, Daniel Morris, The Colony of British Honduras, Its Resources and Prospects, London: Edward Stanford, Chapter 7, p. 113,[1]
- The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize.
- 2009, Staceyann Chin, The Other Side of Paradise, New York: Scribner, “In My Father’s House,” p. 25,[2]
- Delano and I are sprawled out under the ackee tree watching the black ants march from one rotten ackee pod to the next.
- 1883, Daniel Morris, The Colony of British Honduras, Its Resources and Prospects, London: Edward Stanford, Chapter 7, p. 113,[1]
- The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
- Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.
- 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Seven, pp. 104-105,[3]
- The fleshy sacks that dangled down between his legs, like rotting ackees, wobbled.
Translations
tree
See also
Further reading
- ackee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Blighia sapida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Akan aŋkye or Kuwaa a-kee.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ackee (plural ackee dem, quantified ackee)
- An ackee[2].
- Nuttn nuh nice like ackee and saltfish an' fry dumplin' fi breakfast.
- There's nothing better than ackee and salted codfish with fried dumplings for breakfast.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with Bajan ackee (“Melicoccus bijugatus or its fruit; mamoncillo”).
References
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 9
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 9
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