kingombo

Kimbundu

Etymology

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Noun

kingombo (plural ingombo)

  1. okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Descendants

  • → French: gombo
  • → Portuguese: quingombó, >? quiabo

References

  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 133
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 25
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