dafu

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See also: dáfù, dàfū, dàfú, and dàfù

Swahili

Madafu mtini.

Etymology

An old borrowing from an Indo-Aryan language; compare Hindi डाब (ḍāb) and Bengali ডাব (ḍbo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

dafu (ma class, plural madafu)

  1. young coconut, a coconut with water in it

Descendants

  • Malagasy: dafo

See also

  • nazi (mature coconut)
  • mbata (old coconut)
  • mnazi (coconut palm)
  • koroma (ripening coconut)