mboga

English

Etymology

From Swahili mboga.

Noun

mboga (plural mbogas)

1. (East Africa) vegetable

Derived terms

• mama mboga

Anagrams

• gambo

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɔɡə/

Adjective

mboga

1. eclipsed form of boga

Verb

mboga

1. analytic present subjunctive of bog

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɣə/

Noun

mboga

1. eclipsed form of boga

Swahili

Alternative forms

• uboga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbògà. Cognate to Luganda emboga (“cabbage”) and Rwanda-Rundi imboga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mboga class IX (plural mboga class X)

1. vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)
2. relish, side dish