English Explanatory Dictionary

wampee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree, Clausena lansium, cultivated in China and the East Indies.
  2. The fruit of this tree.
noun
  1. Pontederia species, especially Pontederia cordata.

Pronunciation

/wɒmˈpiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wampee.wav /wɑmˈpiː/

Word forms

wampee wampees wampi whampee

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 黃皮 /黄皮 (wong⁴ pei⁴⁻², “wampee”, literally “yellow skin”).

Synonyms

pickerel weed pickerel rush

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 黃皮樹 /黄皮树 French: wampi Portuguese: clausena Portuguese: vampizeiro
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