shamba

/ (ˈʃamba) /

noun

(in E Africa) any field used for growing crops

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Word Origin for shamba

Swahili

Words nearby shamba

shama, shaman, shamanism, shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shame on you
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Example sentences from the Web for shamba

  • Mabruki the "Bull-headed," owned a shamba (or a house with a garden attached to it), of which he was very proud.

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