swee

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English

A black-faced swee in South Africa
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Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia, from its call.

Noun

swee (plural swees)

  1. A finch of species Coccopygia melanotis, found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Hokkien (súi, pretty). Compare Tagalog yasuwi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

swee (comparative more swee, superlative most swee)

  1. (Singlish) Great, neat, nice, excellent.
  2. (Singlish, rarer) Neat and tidy.
  3. (Singlish, rarer) Pretty, good-looking.

Anagrams

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Verb

swee

  1. to sway