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1. abura, n. View full entry 1921
...A tree of tropical West Africa, Mitragyna ciliata (family Rubiaceae), from which a soft pale wood is obtained; the wood of this tree, used esp. for furniture, flooring,...
2. afara, n. View full entry 1920
...A tall West African hardwood tree, Terminalia superba (family Combretaceae), cultivated for its straight-grained timber; (also, freq. with distinguishing word) the timber itself, used for furniture, flooring, etc.;...
3. agboin, n. View full entry 1920
...= dahoma...
4. akalat, n. View full entry 1902
...Any of various African songbirds, including West African babblers now in the genus Illadopsis (family Timaliidae), and robin-like chats now in the genus Sheppardia (family ...
5. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
6. babalaas, adj. and n. View full entry 1947
...Suffering from a hangover, hung-over....
7. banda, n. View full entry 1920
...A thatched house in parts of Africa....
8. bonobo, n. View full entry 1954
...The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, found south of the Congo river....
9. Boran, n. View full entry 1935
...A breed of cattle native to drier parts of East Africa....
10. bundu, n. View full entry 1946
...A remote rural region; the wilds; = the back of beyondbeyond2. Also attrib....
11. burru, n. View full entry 1929
...A kind of vigorous, popular, and sometimes indecent, dance; the music, esp. drumming, used to accompany this....
12. cedi, n. View full entry 1965
...The basic monetary unit of Ghana, equivalent to 100 pesewas....
13. cheesa, n. View full entry 1915
...Used attrib., esp. in cheesa stick (see quots.)....
14. Chichewa, n. and adj. View full entry 1937
...The Bantu language of the Chewa people; (also, esp. in Malawi) the group of Bantu languages comprising this language, Nyasa, and Manganja, = Nyanja2....
15. chikungunya, n. View full entry 1954
...A mosquito-borne viral disease of tropical Africa and southern Asia, marked by fever and joint pains of crippling intensity....
16. cocopan, n. View full entry 1914
...A small steel truck which runs on rails....
17. djembe, n. View full entry 1971
...A goblet-shaped hand drum of a type originating in West Africa. Also more fully djembe drum....
18. duka, n. View full entry 1924
...In Kenya, a shop, store. Also attrib....
19. 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....
20. gogga, n. View full entry 1909
...An insect (of any type)....
