mapepiren.

Brit.

/ˈmapəpɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmæpəˌpɪ(ə)r/, Caribbean English

/ˈmapɪˌpiː(a)/

Forms:

α. 1800s mapapero, 1800s– mapepire, 1800s– mapipere, 1900s– mapapire, 1900s– mapipire, 1900s– mappapire, 1900s– mappipire.

β. 1900s– mapapi, 1900s– mapeepee, 1900s– mapipi, 1900s– mappipie Brit. /ˈmapᵻpi/, U.S. /ˈmæpəpi/, Caribbean English /ˈmapɪpi/.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Carib. Etymon: Carib matapi.

Etymology: Probably ultimately < Carib matapi squeezer for manioc (from the resemblance of the snake's skin to the long cylindrical diagonally woven squeezer: see matapee n.), probably via Spanish.A suggested etymology (via French Creole) from French mal pis pire, understood as meaning ‘so so bad’, probably reflects a folk etymology.

Caribbean (Trinidad).

Any venomous snake other than a coral snake, esp. the bushmaster, Lachesis muta, or the Central American fer de lance, Bothrops asper. Also, more generally: any snake. Frequently with distinguishing word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of genus Lachesis (bush-master)

labaria1825

bush-master1826

mapepire1838

surucucu1845

palm viper1896

1838 E. J. Joseph Hist. Trinidad x. 65 We have four kinds of poisonous snakes here..the third is called the Mapapero—it grows to the length of five or six feet.

1895 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) Feb. 141 Mr. Mole said it was a curious fact nearly every snake in Trinidad was ‘mapepire something or other’, but on this occasion, when the labourers discovered a real ‘mapepire’, they called it a tigre.

1910 R. L. Ditmars Reptiles of World iv. 339 This terrible creature is known under several titles—the Sirocucu, the Mapepire and the Bushmaster.

1933 Trinidad Guardian 18 Mar. 5 When the snakes were examined, they were found to be deadly and much dreaded mapapires, locally known as the ‘mango snake’.

1968 E. Lovelace Schoolmaster i. 10 Snake! Miguil!.. Behind you! A snake! Mappipire!

1988 D. Brand Blossom in L. Hutcheon & M. Richmond Other Solitudes (1990) 269 Sometimes, she crawling like mapeepee snake.

Compounds

mapepire balsain n. [ < mapepire n. + French Creole balsan, valsan < French valsant waltzing (from the typical repeated defensive coiling and circling motion in self-defence or when settling down)] the Central American fer de lance, Bothrops asper.

ΚΠ

1893 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) Feb. 132 Mr. Mole..placed two snake skins on the table one of which was of the Mapipere Zanana..and the other of the Fer-de-Lance, or as it is called here Mapepire Balsain, Bothrops lanceolatus.

1969 H. Boos & V. Quesnel Reptiles Trinidad & Tobago 8 The Mapepire Balsain moves swiftly and it can strike at a moving object with blinding speed.

1976 Trinidad Naturalist i. 13 The Mapepire Balsain adapted readily and may be found around country dwellings.

mapepire zanana n. (also mapepire zannana) [ < mapepire n. + French Creole zanana pineapple (from the resemblance of the snake's raised scales to pineapple skin) < French des ananas some pineapples (see ananas n.)] the bushmaster, Lachesis muta.

ΚΠ

1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad App. 444 The scales [have] on each a prominence, giving it the appearance of a pine-apple eye; hence its local name of ‘Mapepire Ananas’.

1894 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) June 41 There, on yonder rising ground, cautiously dragging his heavy body about in the shade,..the deadly Mapepire z'annana.

1968 K. S. La Fortune Legend of T-Marie xviii. 81 One woman said she saw a Mapapire Zannana (one of Trinidad's most dangerous snakes) crawled [sic] across the foot of the altar.

1980 F. Hercules On leaving Paradise 73 I am face to face with Brother Death himself... Brother Death, otherwise known as the Mapepire Zanana, Mister Bushmaster himself, the Most High Lord of all.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mapepire
释义	mapepiren. Brit. /ˈmapəpɪə/, U.S. /ˈmæpəˌpɪ(ə)r/, Caribbean English /ˈmapɪˌpiː(a)/ Forms: α. 1800s mapapero, 1800s– mapepire, 1800s– mapipere, 1900s– mapapire, 1900s– mapipire, 1900s– mappapire, 1900s– mappipire. β. 1900s– mapapi, 1900s– mapeepee, 1900s– mapipi, 1900s– mappipie Brit. /ˈmapᵻpi/, U.S. /ˈmæpəpi/, Caribbean English /ˈmapɪpi/. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Carib. Etymon: Carib matapi. Etymology: Probably ultimately < Carib matapi squeezer for manioc (from the resemblance of the snake's skin to the long cylindrical diagonally woven squeezer: see matapee n.), probably via Spanish.A suggested etymology (via French Creole) from French mal pis pire, understood as meaning ‘so so bad’, probably reflects a folk etymology. Caribbean (Trinidad). Any venomous snake other than a coral snake, esp. the bushmaster, Lachesis muta, or the Central American fer de lance, Bothrops asper. Also, more generally: any snake. Frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of genus Lachesis (bush-master) labaria1825 bush-master1826 mapepire1838 surucucu1845 palm viper1896 1838 E. J. Joseph Hist. Trinidad x. 65 We have four kinds of poisonous snakes here..the third is called the Mapapero—it grows to the length of five or six feet. 1895 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) Feb. 141 Mr. Mole said it was a curious fact nearly every snake in Trinidad was ‘mapepire something or other’, but on this occasion, when the labourers discovered a real ‘mapepire’, they called it a tigre. 1910 R. L. Ditmars Reptiles of World iv. 339 This terrible creature is known under several titles—the Sirocucu, the Mapepire and the Bushmaster. 1933 Trinidad Guardian 18 Mar. 5 When the snakes were examined, they were found to be deadly and much dreaded mapapires, locally known as the ‘mango snake’. 1968 E. Lovelace Schoolmaster i. 10 Snake! Miguil!.. Behind you! A snake! Mappipire! 1988 D. Brand Blossom in L. Hutcheon & M. Richmond Other Solitudes (1990) 269 Sometimes, she crawling like mapeepee snake. Compounds mapepire balsain n. [ < mapepire n. + French Creole balsan, valsan < French valsant waltzing (from the typical repeated defensive coiling and circling motion in self-defence or when settling down)] the Central American fer de lance, Bothrops asper. ΚΠ 1893 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) Feb. 132 Mr. Mole..placed two snake skins on the table one of which was of the Mapipere Zanana..and the other of the Fer-de-Lance, or as it is called here Mapepire Balsain, Bothrops lanceolatus. 1969 H. Boos & V. Quesnel Reptiles Trinidad & Tobago 8 The Mapepire Balsain moves swiftly and it can strike at a moving object with blinding speed. 1976 Trinidad Naturalist i. 13 The Mapepire Balsain adapted readily and may be found around country dwellings. mapepire zanana n. (also mapepire zannana) [ < mapepire n. + French Creole zanana pineapple (from the resemblance of the snake's raised scales to pineapple skin) < French des ananas some pineapples (see ananas n.)] the bushmaster, Lachesis muta. ΚΠ 1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad App. 444 The scales [have] on each a prominence, giving it the appearance of a pine-apple eye; hence its local name of ‘Mapepire Ananas’. 1894 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club (Trinidad) June 41 There, on yonder rising ground, cautiously dragging his heavy body about in the shade,..the deadly Mapepire z'annana. 1968 K. S. La Fortune Legend of T-Marie xviii. 81 One woman said she saw a Mapapire Zannana (one of Trinidad's most dangerous snakes) crawled [sic] across the foot of the altar. 1980 F. Hercules On leaving Paradise 73 I am face to face with Brother Death himself... Brother Death, otherwise known as the Mapepire Zanana, Mister Bushmaster himself, the Most High Lord of all. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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