English Explanatory Dictionary

mokele-mbembe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large water-dwelling cryptid described in legends of the Congo River basin.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mokele-mbembe.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mokele-mbembe.

Word forms

mokele-mbembe mokele-mbembes mokele mbembe mokèlé-mbèmbé

Etymology

From Lingala mokɛle-mbɛmbe, possibly meaning "one who stops the flow of rivers", or "rainbow".

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