mabe pearl
noun
ˈmä-ˌbā- 
: a cultured pearl essentially hemispherical in form
called also mabe
Word History
Etymology
mabe probably from Ryukyuan Japanese (Amami dialect), the pearl oyster Pteria penguin
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
- barrel bolt
- barrel cactus
- barrel ceiling
- barrel chair
- barrel clover
- barrel cuff
- barrel distortion
- barrel helm
- barrel key
- barrel knot
- barrel medic
- barrel organ
- barrel palm
- barrel piano
- barrel plating
- barrel process
- barrel pump
- barrel quartz
- barrel race
- barrel racer
- barrel racing
- barrel roll
- barrel roof
- barrel saw
- barrel scale