marula
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See also: marulă
English
Etymology
From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.
Noun
marula (plural marulas)
- A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
- 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 87:
- They were between two marula trees.
- Its edible stone fruit, with light yellow skin and white flesh.
- 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 278:
- In the evenings, long drinks anticipate freshly caught fish [...] with a marinade of mazhanje juice or marula liqueur.
Translations
tree
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Pronunciation
Noun
marula f (plural marulas)