dika
dika · dikas
Synonym of African mangoSynonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Synonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)
(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: dikasSynonyms
5 synonymsSynonym of African mango:African mango
A West African food made from the almond-like seeds of…:Gaboon chocolate
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 wordsDeriveddika bread
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.