English Explanatory Dictionary

motlopi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which is one of the most important forage trees of the Kalahari.

Pronunciation

/məʊˈtləʊpi/ [məʊt̚ˈləʊpi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-motlopi.wav /moʊˈtloʊpi/ [moʊʔˈloʊpi]

Word forms

motlopi motlopis

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana motlopi. The word is cognate with Afrikaans matoppie, Northern Sotho mohlopi, Sotho mohlopi, Venda muṱhobi.

Synonyms

matoppie witgat
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