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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-pee-lee]
- /səˈpi li/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-pee-lee]
- /səˈpi li/
Definitions of sapele word
- noun sapele Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture. 1
- noun sapele a tree, especially Entandrophragma cylindricum, of the mahogany family, yielding this wood. 1
- noun sapele any of several W African meliaceous trees of the genus Entandrophragma, esp E. cylindricum, yielding a hard timber resembling mahogany 0
- noun sapele the timber obtained from such a tree, used to make furniture 0
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Origin of sapele
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; after Sapele, a port on the Benin River in S Nigeria
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Parts of speech for Sapele
noun
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preposition
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sapele popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sapele usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sapele
- what is sapele wood?
- what is sapele wood in guitars?
- where does sapele wood come from?
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