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obeche

o·be·che
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-bee-chee]
    • /oʊˈbi tʃi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-bee-chee]
    • /oʊˈbi tʃi/

Definitions of obeche word

  • noun obeche a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon. 1
  • noun obeche the hard, white to pale-yellow wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 1
  • noun obeche Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa. 1
  • noun obeche a tree that is native to West Africa and a member of the family Sterculiaceae, bearing white flowers and palmate leaves 0
  • noun obeche the pale-coloured wood obtained from this tree 0

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Origin of obeche

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10, obeche is from the Edo word oβεxε

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Parts of speech for Obeche

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

obeche popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

obeche usage trend in Literature

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