matapees

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A form of matapee — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of matapee
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matapees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapees

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“matapees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapees. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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