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marog

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several edible plants of the Amaranthus genus, used locally in South Africa as spinach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, uncountable

Examples

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060811214247/http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Show/SAfrica/sapaper/saessay.htm Amaranthus hybridus (Figure 38) and other Amaranthus species are either grown for their seeds (Inca wheat) or harvested as spinach (marog).
  • 2003, http://www.dispatch.co.za/2003/04/12/features/GARDEN.HTM HERE in sunny South Africa amaranth is better known as marog and is used extensively as a nourishing 'spinach' vegetable.

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History

Etymology

From Sotho marog.