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Webster 1913 Edition

Abanga

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A-ban′ga

(ȧ-băṉ′gȧ)
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Noun.
[Name given by the negroes in the island of St. Thomas.]
A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abanga

ABAN'GA

,
Noun.
The ady; a species of Palmtree. [See Ady.]

Definition 2024

Abanga

Abanga

See also: abanga

English

Proper noun

Abanga

  1. A river in Gabon.

abanga

abanga

See also: Abanga

English

Noun

abanga ‎(plural abangas)

  1. A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.

Translations

References

  • abanga in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Portuguese

Noun

abanga f (plural abangas)

  1. abanga (a West Indian palm)

Etymology

"Name given by the negroes in the island of St. Thomas" - Webster, 1913

  • Note This editor has not yet been able to identify the exact plant intended. The name may have origins in the Fang language of Gabon.

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