saphie

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noun

A West African talisman or charm.

OriginMandinka safaye →
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Meanings

nounsaphie (plural saphies)

plural saphies

  1. A West African talisman or charm.

    These saphies were the repositories of fetishes, charms against calamity: a pickled ring finger was considered proof against the bite of the puff adder […]

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 12

Origin

  1. Mandinkasafaye
  2. Englishsaphie

From Mandinka safaye.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paiseh
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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