mabele

M3A1B3E1L1E1

noun

sorghum; Sorghum bicolor

OriginBantu →
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Meanings

nounmabele (uncountable)
  1. South Africauncountablesorghum; Sorghum bicolor

    Locusts do not touch mabele, and therefore there is no excuse for not putting in more.

    1901 April 26, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 4, page 102

Origin

  1. Bantu
  2. Englishmabele

From a Bantu language.

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Anagrams

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APA

mabele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mabele

MLA

“mabele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mabele. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mabele,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mabele.

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