mama mboga

noun

A female vegetable hawker.

OriginSwahili mama mboga →
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Meanings

nounmama mboga (plural mama mbogas)

plural mama mbogas

  1. KenyaA female vegetable hawker.

Origin

  1. Swahilimama mboga
  2. Swahilimama mboga
  3. Englishmama mboga

Borrowed from Swahili mama mboga (literally “mother vegetable”), from mama + mboga.

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APA

mama mboga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20mboga

MLA

“mama mboga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20mboga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mama mboga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20mboga.

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