"ackee" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈakɪ/ Forms: ackee dem [plural], ackee [quantified]
Etymology: Possibly from Akan aŋkye or Kuwaa a-kee. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|ak|aŋkye}} Akan aŋkye, {{der|jam|blh|a-kee}} Kuwaa a-kee Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=ackee}} ackee, {{jam-noun}} ackee (plural ackee dem, quantified ackee)
  1. An ackee. Wikipedia link: University of the West Indies Press Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Sapindales order plants, Soapberry family plants Synonyms: akee, aki

Inflected forms

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          "english": "There's nothing better than ackee and salted codfish with fried dumplings for breakfast.",
          "text": "Nuttn nuh nice like ackee and saltfish an' fry dumplin' fi breakfast.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈakɪ/"
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        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Akan",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Kuwaa",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples",
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        }
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    {
      "word": "akee"
    },
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      "word": "aki"
    }
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Jamaican Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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