English Explanatory Dictionary

Shea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Shea sheas

Etymology

Anglicised from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

Synonyms

shea tree vitellaria Butyrospermum parkii B. paradoxum shea nut

Related words

O'Shea Shay Shaye

Derived words

shea butter

Translations

Adele: dɩdɩnpɔ Aja (West Africa): ayɔ Ashe: ijajar Bafanji: mbʉʉ Basaa: njàp Bissa: kur Buli (Ghana): cham Catalan: karité Chinese Mandarin: 乳油木 Chumburung: kuroŋku Dutch: Sheaboom Dyula: si Dyula: sisun Esperanto: buterarbo Farefare: tã'aŋa Finnish: voipuu French: karité Fula: kaareehi Fungwa: jígò Saxwe Gbe: limitin German: Karitébaum Gourmanchéma: sàànbu Hausa: kaɗanya Ifè: ɛmɛ Italian: karité Japanese: シアーバターノキ Kabiye: somuu Kasem: sɔŋɔ Lela: rìgá̱ Lithuanian: afrikinis sviestmedis Mbelime: càǹbù Moore: taanga Nawuri: kʋdʋnpɔɔ Nkonya: klenku oyi Portuguese: carité Russian: де́рево Ши Senoufo Djimini: letige Spanish: karité Swedish: sheanötsträd Turka: mũsũɔ̃gu
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