Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)Synonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)

  2. (uncountable)A West African food made from the almond-like seeds of Irvingia gabonensis.

More definitions
  • African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites

Origin

From a native West African name.

From a native West African name.

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Forms

plural: dikas
Singulardika
Pluraldikas

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites:wild mangowild mango treeIrvingia gabonensis

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddika bread

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dika — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto