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Akee vs Makee - What's the difference?

akee | makee |

As a noun akee

is a tropical evergreen tree, species: Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.

As a verb makee is

eye dialect of makes.

akee

English

Alternative forms

* achee, ackee

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tropical evergreen tree, (taxlink), related to the lychee and longan.
  • The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

    • See also

    * ("akee" on Wikipedia) * (Blighia sapida)

    makee

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Frederick O'Brien, title=White Shadows in the South Seas, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=My son makee for pliest." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1915, author=Edward C. Taylor, title=Ted Strong's Motor Car, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Say, Song, you see something makee you flaid this moling?" said Stella, imitating Song's pidgin English. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Edwin Dingle, title=Across China on Foot, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Alas!" he shouted, for we were at a rapid, "my savee makee good chow. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=, author=J.C. Hutcheson, title=Young Tom Bowling, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="You makee singsong ob de lilly buckra sailor!" }} ----