shamba

/ (ˈʃamba) /

noun

(in E Africa) any field used for growing crops

Nearby words

shaman, shamanic, shamanism, shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shame on you

Word Origin for shamba

Swahili

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Examples 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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