mpingo

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili mpingo.

Noun

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mpingo

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

Anagrams

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mpingo (m-mi class, plural mipingo)

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

Descendants

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  • English: mpingo
  • Kikuyu: mũbĩngũ