shea
[ shee, shey ]
/ ʃi, ʃeɪ /
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noun
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Origin of shea
1799; said to be <Bambara si (shea is Mungo Park's spelling)
Words nearby shea
Shazar, Shcharansky, Shcheglovsk, Shcherbakov, she, shea, shea butter, sheading, sheaf, shealing, shea nut
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British Dictionary definitions for shea
shea
/ (ˈʃɪə) /
noun
a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds
shea butter the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc
Word Origin for shea
C18: from Bambara si
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