mpingo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mpingo.

Noun

mpingo

  1. Dalbergia melanoxylon, a small African tree in the family Fabaceae.

Anagrams

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

mpingo class III (plural mipingo class IV)

  1. The ebony tree (any of various trees in the genera Dalbergia and Diospyros)

Descendants

  • → English: mpingo
  • → Kikuyu: mũbĩngũ
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