Etymology

daba grass

Today it means: Miscanthus capensis, a long African grass used as thatch. Full definition →

Xhosa idobo
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The story

  1. Xhosa · derived fromidobo“long, coarse grass”
  2. English todaydaba grass

From Xhosa idobo (“long, coarse grass”).

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