ackee
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ackee
- /ˈækiː/
- /əˈkiː/
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Borrowed from Akan akye.
noun ackees · achee · akee
- A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. The beautiful Akee (Blighia sapida), originally brought from the West Coast of Africa by slave ships, is now a common tree in the West Indies, and I noticed several fine specimens in Belize.
- The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish.
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Talk about this word "ackee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ackee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ackee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ackee "ackee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ackee.
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@misc{ackee_2026,
title = {ackee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ackee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
