ackee

== English == === Alternative forms === achee, akee === Etymology === From Akan akye. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈækiː/, /əˈkiː/ Rhymes: -iː (one pronunciation) === Noun === ackee (countable and uncountable, plural ackees) A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. ==== Translations ==== === See also === ackee and saltfish === Further reading === ackee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Blighia sapida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Kacee == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === akee, aki === Etymology === Possibly from Akan aŋkye or Kuwaa a-kee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈakɪ/ Hyphenation: a‧ckee === Noun === ackee (plural ackee dem, quantified ackee) An ackee. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with Bajan ackee (Melicoccus bijugatus or its fruit; mamoncillo). === References ===