Meanings
nounmopane (plural mopanes)
plural mopanes · alternative mopani
- The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
The gay one, Alan, takes them with his current lover to an African restaurant, new venture in the city, offering traditional mopani worm snacks, tripe and usu with beans.
2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 21
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Tswanamophane
- Englishmopane
From Tswana mophane.
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Afrikaans mopanie, mopaniewurm
- mopanieColophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- mopaniewurmGonimbrasia belina
Chinese Mandarin 可樂豆樹 /可乐豆树, 蝴蝶樹 /蝴蝶树
- 可樂豆樹 /可乐豆树Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- 蝴蝶樹 /蝴蝶树Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
Italian mopane
- mopaneColophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
Portuguese mutiati, chanate
- mutiatiColophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- chanateColophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
- mopaneColophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa
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APA
mopane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopane
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“mopane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mopane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopane.
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