mganga

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noun

An African medicine man.

OriginSwahili mganga →
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Meanings

nounmganga (plural mgangas or waganga)

plural mgangas · plural waganga

  1. An African medicine man.

Origin

  1. Swahilimganga
  2. Swahilimganga
  3. Englishmganga

Borrowed from Swahili mganga. Doublet of inyanga and ngaka.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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