Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sapele

/səˈpiːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: sapele
IPA: /səˈpiːli/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.

name

A city in Delta State, Nigeria.

Example Sentences

"He particularly liked the Otto fan by Carlo Borer, a Swiss designer, at swizz-style.com, which is encased in a round frame of sapele wood instead of the traditional metal cage."

Inflected Forms

sapeles (plural) sapelli (alternative)

Phrases

Sapele water

Questions

How do you pronounce sapele?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈpiːli/.
What does sapele mean?: Entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.

How to pronounce sapele

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