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Sound
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noun
Alternative spelling of djembe (“type of drum”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A kind of hoe (digging tool).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Kenya
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè Swahili jembebor. English jembe Borrowed from Swahili jembe, from Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.
