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1. accra, n. View full entry 1864
...W. Afr. and Caribbean. A ball-shaped fritter or sautéed patty of seasoned mashed beans, esp. black-eyed peas. In early use freq. in accra cake....
2. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
3. agidi, n. View full entry 1853
...A gelatinous starchy food made by boiling a paste of (fermented) maize meal or flour....
4. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
5. book, n. View full entry 872-915
...A writing; a written document; esp. a charter or deed by which land (hence called bócland) was conveyed. Obs....
6. bush, n.1 View full entry c1315
...A shrub, particularly one with close branches arising from or near the ground; a small clump of shrubs apparently forming one plant....
7. chop, n.6 View full entry 1805
...Food. Also attrib., as chop-day, chop-money, chop-room; chop-box...
8. chop, v.6 View full entry 1833
...To eat....
9. dane gun, n. View full entry 1900
...Any of several kinds of primitive firearms, orig. introduced by Danish traders....
10. egusi, n. View full entry 1925
...In Nigeria and neighbouring countries: the seeds of the water-melon, esp. ground or crushed and used for food....
11. facially, adv. View full entry a1633
...Face to face; in person. Now regional (chiefly W. Afr. and S. Afr.). rare before 20th cent....
12. garri, n. View full entry 1926
...= cassava2....
13. kakaki, n. View full entry 1932
...In West Africa, a long metal trumpet used on ceremonial occasions....
14. lappa, n. View full entry 1954
...A woman's shawl or skirt....
15. leopard, n. View full entry a1290
...A large carnivorous quadruped, Felis pardus, otherwise called the Panther, a native of Africa and southern Asia. Its coat is yellowish fawn shading to white under the body, with dark...
16. long, adj.1 and n. View full entry c888
...Great in measurement from end to end. Said of a line, of distance, a journey; also, of a portion of space or a material object with reference to its greatest dimension. Opposed...
17. macute, n. View full entry 1704
...In the Guinea Coast and Angola: a monetary unit used in trade between Europeans and local peoples, and thought to be developed from a native currency based on pieces of cloth....
18. mallam, n. View full entry 1855
...In Nigeria and other parts of Africa: a learned man; a scribe, teacher, or healer....
19. mammy, n. (and int.) View full entry 1523
...= mother1a. Used esp. to and by children....
20. manilla, n.1 View full entry 1589
...In West Africa: a metal armlet or bracelet (traditionally used as a medium of exchange); spec. a copper, bronze, or brass open ring with enlarged finials, usually in the form...
