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1. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
2. Askari, n. View full entry 1889
...In East Africa: (a name for) an African soldier....
3. chermoula, n. View full entry 1974
...In North African cookery: a sauce or marinade for fish or meat, typically containing olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, coriander, and other herbs and spices; (also) a fish or meat dish served...
4. fonduk, n. View full entry 1704
...In North Africa; A hotel, an inn....
5. giraffe, n. View full entry 1594
...A ruminant quadruped found in Africa, remarkable for the length of its neck and legs, and for having its skin spotted like that of a panther; also called camelopard...
6. Kaffir, n. and adj. View full entry 1785
...= caffre1, ‘infidel’, Giaour....
7. kakaki, n. View full entry 1932
...In West Africa, a long metal trumpet used on ceremonial occasions....
8. lappa, n. View full entry 1954
...A woman's shawl or skirt....
9. mallam, n. View full entry 1855
...In Nigeria and other parts of Africa: a learned man; a scribe, teacher, or healer....
10. mashrabiyya, n. View full entry 1850
...Archit. A stone balcony with a parapet and machicolations. Obs.rare....
11. wahala, n. View full entry 1973
...In Nigeria: trouble, affliction, calamity; also, inconvenience, fuss, bother, palaver....
12. zawiya, n. View full entry 1836
...In North Africa, a Muslim religious community or its mosque, usually containing the shrine of a holy person....
