Etymology

shamba

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Today it means: An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer. Full definition →

Swahili shamba
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  1. Swahili · borrowed fromshamba
  2. English todayshamba

From Swahili shamba.

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