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noun
A native house or hut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
Qualifier: strictly
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noun
Servants' quarters separated from the main house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, broadly
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noun
Anyone's house or home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, slang
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noun
Any tree of the genus Khaya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
African mahogany trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Khaya
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
From the Nguni group of languages khaya (“home”).
Borrowed from Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).
