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Likely borrowed from an Ethiopian language.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood. Full definition →
Likely borrowed from an Ethiopian language.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.