Definition
A West African tree or its fruit, sometimes used in traditional medicine or food preparation.
Etymology
From West African languages, likely Yoruba or related languages. The term entered European documentation through Portuguese traders and colonial administrators.
Kelly Says
Amakebe represents hundreds of African plants that had established medical and nutritional uses for centuries but got completely forgotten in Europe because colonizers weren't interested in learning indigenous names or properties—now ethnobotanists are playing catch-up.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አማክበ
ah-mah-keh-bee
ARالعربية
أماكيب
ah-mah-kee-b
BNবাংলা
আমাকেবে
ah-mah-keh-beh
CACatalà
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
CSČeština
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
DADansk
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
DEDeutsch
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
ELΕλληνικά
αμακεβη
ah-mah-keh-bee
ESEspañol
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
FAفارسی
اماکب
ah-mah-keh-b
FISuomi
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
FRFrançais
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
GUGU
અમાકેબે
ah-mah-keh-beh
HAHA
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
HEעברית
אמאקבה
ah-mah-keh-vah
HIहिन्दी
अमाकेबे
ah-mah-keh-beh
HUMagyar
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
IDBahasa Indonesia
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
IGIG
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
ITItaliano
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
KKKK
амакебе
ah-mah-keh-beh
KMKM
អមាកេប
ah-mah-keh-beh
MRMR
अमाकेबे
ah-mah-keh-beh
MSBahasa Melayu
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
MYမြန်မာ
အမာကေဘ
ah-mah-keh-beh
NLNederlands
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
NONorsk
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
PAPA
ਅਮਾਕੇਬੇ
ah-mah-keh-beh
PLPolski
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
PTPortuguês
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
RORomână
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
RUРусский
амакебе
ah-mah-keh-beh
SVSvenska
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
SWKiswahili
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
TAதமிழ்
அமகேபே
ah-mah-keh-beh
TEతెలుగు
అమకేబే
ah-mah-keh-beh
THไทย
อามาเคเบ
ah-mah-keh-beh
TLTL
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
TRTürkçe
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
UKУкраїнська
амакебе
ah-mah-keh-beh
URاردو
اماکب
ah-mah-keh-b
VITiếng Việt
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
YOYO
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh
ZUZU
amakebe
ah-mah-keh-beh