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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

nounmatapi (plural matapis)

plural matapis

  1. alternativeAlternative form of matapee.
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APA

matapi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapi

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matapi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matapi.

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