"matapee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: matapees [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kari'na matapi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|car|matapi}} Borrowed from Kari'na matapi Head templates: {{en-noun}} matapee (plural matapees)
  1. (Caribbean) A yuca strainer or press (sebucan) in the form of a tube of basketry hung from a hook and compressed by stretching the lower end with a pole, used for expressing prussic acid out of yuca pulp. Tags: Caribbean Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: matapi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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