English Explanatory Dictionary

ambatch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood.
  2. A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.

Pronunciation

/ˈæmˌbætʃ/

Word forms

ambatch ambatches

Etymology

Likely borrowed from an Ethiopian language.

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