banza

Haitian Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bãˈza/

Noun

banza

1. (botany) Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: ban‧za
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ

Adjective

banza

1. feminine singular of banzo

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-bānza (infinitive kubānza, perfective -bānjije)

1. begin (by doing something) (usually followed by an infinitive)