matapee

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noun

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.

OriginKari'na matapi →
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Meanings

nounmatapee (plural matapees)

plural matapees · alternative matapi

  1. CaribbeanA 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.

Origin

  1. Kari'namatapi
  2. Englishmatapee

Borrowed from Kari'na matapi.

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APA

matapee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapee

MLA

“matapee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matapee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapee.

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