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amba.

A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba).

noun
  1. A blended mash of mainly pickled mango, used as a side dish or condiment.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Arabic عَمْبَة (ʕamba) and Hebrew עמבה; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.