English Explanatory Dictionary

Bambara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa.
  2. The Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea.
name
  1. A West Sudanic language spoken mainly in Mali by as many as six million people, and by smaller numbers of people in Senegal Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.

Pronunciation

/bɑmˈbɑɹ.ə/ /-ɑ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bambara.wav

Word forms

Bambara Bambaras

Derived words

Bambara bean Bambara groundnut Bambara nut
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