mampara

noun Southern African informal

a foolish person, idiot
obsolete an incompetent worker

Word Origin for mampara

of unknown origin

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Historical Examples of mampara

The alabarderos left the mampara in its place, opening the door no more than was absolutely necessary to fire through.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845
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