matimela

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noun

The management of stray cattle.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounmatimela (uncountable)
  1. BotswanauncountableThe management of stray cattle.

Origin

  1. Tswana[Term?]
  2. Englishmatimela

From Tswana [Term?].

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APA

matimela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matimela

MLA

“matimela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matimela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matimela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matimela.

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