nagana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.

Word forms

nagana ngana

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu ulunakane, unakane.

Derived words

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