mganga

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swahili.

Noun

mganga (plural mgangas or waganga)

1. An African witch doctor.

Anagrams

• gagman

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“witch doctor”).

Noun

mganga (m-wa class, plural waganga)

1. native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions

Related terms

• uganga

See also

• daktari
• mchawi