The story
- Hausa · derived fromkalumba“small tree”
- English todaycalumba
From Hausa kalumba (“small tree”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
calumba
Today it means: A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic. Full definition →
Hausa kalumba