Pronunciation: ' mä- ˌ b ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: mabe probably from Ryukyuan Japanese (Amami dialect), the pearl oyster Pteria penguin
Date: 1951
: a cultured pearl essentially hemispherical in form ― called also mabe
Pronunciation: ' mä- ˌ b ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: mabe probably from Ryukyuan Japanese (Amami dialect), the pearl oyster Pteria penguin
Date: 1951
: a cultured pearl essentially hemispherical in form ― called also mabe
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012