zambarau

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Swahili

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zambarau tatu

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese jambolão, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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zambarau (n class, plural zambarau)

  1. jambul (fruit)

Derived terms

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Adjective

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-a zambarau (invariable)

  1. purple (color/colour)

See also

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Colors in Swahili · rangi (layout · text)
     -eupe      -a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu      -eusi
             -ekundu              -a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia              -a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu
             -a manjani giza              -a kibichi ; -a kijani              -a manjani mwangaza
             -a bluu mwangaza              -a samawati              -a bluu
             -a urujuani              -a zambarau              -a waridi ; -a pinki