Phrase guide

soap acacia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant of species Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chikakai, shikakai, piquant sappan, sappan, soap pod, sompoi

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From soap + acacia.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကင်ပွန်း (kangpwan:) — plant
  • Burmese: ကင်ပွန်းချဉ် (kangpwan:hkyany) — plant
  • Finnish: saippuahedelmä — plant
  • Hindi: शिकाकाई (śikākāī) — plant
  • Khmer: សំបួរ (sɑmbuə) — plant
  • Shan: မၢၵ်ႇႁၼ် (màak hǎn) — plant
  • Shan: မၢၵ်ႇပွၼ် (màak pǎun) — plant
  • Shan: မၢၵ်ႇသူမ်ႈၶွၼ် (màak sūum khǎun) — plant
  • Shan: သူမ်ႈၶွၼ် (sūum khǎun) — plant
  • Tamil: சிகைக்காய் (cikaikkāy) — plant
  • Telugu: సీకాయ (sīkāya) — plant
  • Thai: ส้มป่อย (sôm-bpɔ̀i) — plant
  • Vietnamese: keo lá me — plant