shea

[shee, shey]

noun

1. shea tree.

shea

/ ˈʃɪə /

noun

1. a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds

2. the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of shea¹

1799; said to be < Bambara si ( shea is Mungo Park's spelling)

Word History and Origins

Origin of shea¹

C18: from Bambara si

Example Sentences

At the committee, Chris O'Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said this would be a subsidy from the poor to the rich.

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Midfielder Shea Charles was equally effusive, describing his team-mate's performance as "unbelievable".

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Shea, 17, agreed, and said the current exam structure was "pretty good".

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"So far I've not seen one of the comedians raise these issues, not just on stage but on social media or anywhere," Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch, told BBC News.

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No major league team has hit 4 million since the New York Mets and Yankees in 2008, the final season of Shea Stadium and the old Yankee Stadium, respectively.

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