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Bemba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Noun
mafuta
- fat, oil, grease
Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Pronunciation
Noun
mafúta class 6
- oil
- fat
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu amafutha, from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Noun
mafuta
- fat, grease
Kituba
Noun
mafuta
- fat
- oil
Luba-Kasai
Noun
mafuta
- oil
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Noun
mafuta class 6
- oil, grease
- fuel, petrol
Portuguese
Etymology
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Adjective
mafuta m or f (plural mafutas)
- (Mozambique) fat
- Synonym: gordo
Noun
mafuta m or f by sense (plural mafutas)
- (Mozambique) fat
- Synonym: gordo
Sango
Adjective
mafuta
- fat
Noun
mafuta
- oil
- fat
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Noun
mafútá class 6
- fat, oil, grease
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Pronunciation
Noun
mafuta (ma class, plural only)
- oil, grease, fat
- fuel, petrol
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