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WHAT DOES SHEA BUTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Shea butter

Shea butter is an off- white or ivory-colored fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. Shea butter is a triglyceride derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid. It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in Africa. Occasionally the chocolate industry uses shea butter mixed with other oils as a substitute for cocoa butter, although the taste is noticeably different. The English word "shea" comes from s’í, the tree's name in the Bambara language of Mali. The French name karité comes from ghariti, its equivalent in the Wolof language of Senegal. In some parts of West Africa, shea butter is referred to as Ori. Shea butter is a triglyceride derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEA BUTTER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEA BUTTER

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Synonyms and antonyms of shea butter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shea butter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEA BUTTER

Find out the translation of shea butter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shea butter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shea butter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳木果油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manteca de karité
570 millions of speakers

English

shea butter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीया बटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زبدة الشيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

масло ши
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

manteiga de karité
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শীলা মাখন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beurre de karité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mentega shea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shea-Butter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シアバター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시어 버터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shea butter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bơ hạt mỡ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷியா வெண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

shea लोणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Shea yağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

burro di karitè
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

masło shea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

масло ши
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unt de shea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βούτυρο shea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boom botter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sheasmör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shea butter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shea butter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEA BUTTER»

The term «shea butter» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEA BUTTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shea butter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEA BUTTER»

Discover the use of shea butter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shea butter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shea Butter: The Nourishing Properties of Africa's Best-Kept ...
Listen to the story of shea: an amazing substance whose ancient pedigree is finding new uses and is winning the hearts of those who seek greater health and deeper beauty.
W.G. Goreja, 2004
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Shea Butter Republic: State Power, Global Markets, and the ...
Shea butter (butyrospermin parkii) has been produced and sold by rural West African women and circulated on the world market as a raw material for more than a century.
Brenda Chalfin, 2004
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Principles of Orthomolecularism
Coconut oil may protect against the renal necrosis and renal failure produced by a diet deficient in choline (a methyl donor group). SHEA BUTTER Crude shea butter is a grey, tallow-like substance, which is extracted from the kernels of the fruit ...
R. A. S. Hemat, 2003
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Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional ...
If you're allergic to nuts or have some other reason to avoid shea butter, start instead with the recipe given later for “All-Veggie Grocery Store Soap #1.” That one, though, isn't quite as easy to make, and the finished soap isn't quite as fine.
Anne L. Watson, 2007
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Utilization of Tropical Foods: Tropical oil-seeds
SHEA BUTTER OF BAMBUK BUTTER TREE Distribution and characteristics The shea nut tree (Butyrospermumparadoxum) is found in the drier parts of the equatorial belt of West and Central Africa, where oil palms do not grow. An average of ...
M. Boelen, 1989
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Evaluating the marketing opportunities for shea nut and shea ...
Most Shea butter uses are commonly shared and include cooking-oil/fat, food accompaniments, and topical treatments of various skin conditions. The importance of Shea butter comes from its relative abundance in areas that are otherwise ...
Ferris, R.S.B., Collinson, C., Wanda, K.
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Between God, the Dead and the Wild: Chamba Interpretations ...
Most prominent among the leaves used in the cults are those of the shea butter tree and the ironwood, or false shea butter, tree. The similarities between these trees, and their leaves, are sufficiently close to permit pervasive motivation of their ...
Richard Fardon, 1991
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Lost Crops of Africa:: Volume II: Vegetables
"Shea butter" is extracted from the kernel, which contains 50 percent fat. It is an essential source of nutrition and cash for many families. Collected, processed, and marketed exclusively by women, shea is frequently their primary source of ...
Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council, 2006
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Export Opportunities and Barriers in African Growth and ...
With the largest concentration of shea nut trees in the West African region, the potential for exporting processed, shea nut vegetable fat (shea butter) to markets in Europe and the United States is promising.63 To illustrate, in 2000, Burkinabe  ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Financing the Production and Marketing of Shea Butter in ...
This book basically explores the peculiarities of shea butter processing, the level of financing, financial products used to deliver financial services, the constraints of the sector, the policy and regulatory environments of the industry ...
Felicia Esinam Pufaa, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEA BUTTER»

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Just In: Jergens Shea Butter, Lise Watier Teint Lumiere Foundation …
They say: A hydrating lotion that works to replenish skin's moisture, enhance sheen and improve the natural skin barrier using the power of African shea butter. «Vancouver Sun, Jun 15»
2
Shea-ring the benefits: Confectionery industry rallies behind …
Women in these communities pick the fruit that fall from these shea trees and they process the kernel and sell it for further processing into shea butter. «ConfectioneryNews.com, May 15»
3
Literally A Labor Of Love: This Ghanaian Mom And Daughter Built A …
In Ghana, shea butter is considered a valuable substance with healing powers for ... While brands like The Body Shop had popularized shea butter in the West, ... «Fast Company, May 15»
4
Cleopatra's Choice Releases Industry Leading Shea Butter
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Feb. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleopatra's Choice is announcing the release of its complete guide on shea butter, which includes 50 ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
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Benin beauty boss cashes in on shea butter
It can be used in cooking and some confectionary firms use it as a cocoa butter substitute, but shea butter's primary use is as a cosmetic. Gilles Adamon ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
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NEPC To Train 600 Farmers In Shea Butter Production
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Wednesday said that it would train no fewer than 600 farmers in quality Shea butter production to enhance its ... «Leadership Newspapers, Dec 14»
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Firm plans N1.6bn shea butter factory in Niger
In a bid to fully commercialise shea butter in the country, a private company has agreed to invest over N1.6bn in the establishment of a shea butter factory in ... «The Punch, Jul 14»
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12 ways to use raw shea butter
If stuck on a deserted island with only one body care product, shea butter would be it. While there hasn't been a lot of research to back up many of the claims, ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 14»
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Booming demand for shea butter helps reduce poverty
THE fruit of the shea tree has long been considered sacred by many in Western ... Sweet-lovers around the globe already consume the nut as shea butter, which ... «NEWS.com.au, Mar 14»
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L'OCCITANE Joins the Business Call to Action Focusing on Shea
The project aims to improve working conditions, encourage young women to enter the shea butter industry, and reduce the environmental impacts of processing. «CSRwire.com, Dec 13»

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