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mazu.

banana

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑ.zu/

  1. banana

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugubor. Malayo-Polynesianbor. Dravidianbor. Sanskrit मोच (moca)bor. Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (m𐭅𐭆)bor. Arabic مَوْز (mawz)bor. Swahili mazu Borrowed from Arabic مَوْز (mawz).

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