mpingo

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mpingo.

Noun

mpingo

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

Anagrams

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

mpingo (m-mi class, plural mipingo)

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

Descendants

  • English: mpingo
  • Kikuyu: mũbĩngũ