wimbi

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noun

finger millet, Eleusine coracana.

OriginSwahili wimbi →
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Meanings

nounwimbi (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefinger millet, Eleusine coracana.

    A little wimbi flour and a bit of medicine are put into the water.

    1902 January 1, Harry Hamilton Johnston, The Uganda protectorate, Dalcassian Publishing Company, page 792

Origin

  1. Swahiliwimbi
  2. Englishwimbi

From Swahili wimbi.

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

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

Chicago

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