Mopane

//məˈpɑːni// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
  2. 2
    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."

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chanatechanate

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"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."

Etymology

From Tswana mophane.

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