1 [Africa] A plot of land usually about 0.5 acre/2,000 sq. m. in size; a building lot.
2 N. A Xhosa word for a knife used in ceremonies in iMpuma-Koloni (the Eastern Cape), South Africa.
3 [South African] Whip originally made out of leather, now also made out of plastic. Also known as sjambok.
4 Local name for the South African or Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
5 The name of three closely related species of a formerly important freshwater food fish of Malawi, Oreochromis lidole, O. karongae and O. squamipinnis, that were overfished to the point of extinction in the 1990s.
6 A basic Tibetan dish consisting of ground roasted barley made into a paste with butter, tea, and other ingredients, and formed into balls
7 An organ stop of eight-foot pitch.
8 In East Africa: A bicycle or motorbike used as a taxi to transport people or goods.
9 A home-brewed maize beer made in parts of Southern Africa.
10 A drum played with the hands.
11 A type of unleavened flatbread popular in Sri Lanka and parts of India.
12 Raspberry tea.
10 A drum played with the hands.
12 Raspberry tea.
1 [Africa] A plot of land usually about 0.5 acre/2,000 sq. m. in size; a building lot.
2 N. A Xhosa word for a knife used in ceremonies in iMpuma-Koloni (the Eastern Cape), South Africa.
3 [South African] Whip originally made out of leather, now also made out of plastic. Also known as sjambok.
4 Local name for the South African or Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
5 The name of three closely related species of a formerly important freshwater food fish of Malawi, Oreochromis lidole, O. karongae and O. squamipinnis, that were overfished to the point of extinction in the 1990s.
6 A basic Tibetan dish consisting of ground roasted barley made into a paste with butter, tea, and other ingredients, and formed into balls
8 In East Africa: A bicycle or motorbike used as a taxi to transport people or goods.
5 and 8 for me.
Regards
Ann
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On Jan 20, 2022, at 5:08 PM, Johnb - co.uk <jo...@john-barrs.co.uk> wrote:
Dear people
please find 12 definitions for TSAMBA. One is from a dictionary the remainder are inventions. Please Vote for 2 of these offerings disposing your votes as you will. Do not look up the word until after you have voted.
Vote deadline is midday GMT Saturday
JohnnyB
8 In East Africa: A bicycle or motorbike used as a taxi to transport people or goods.
I suppose I missed submitting a definition. Oops.
I feel like I’ve heard this before but don’t recognize any defs so I’m free to vote happily for anyone using Jackass in a def (4). And I think I’d prefer maize beer (9) to raspberry tea.
4 Local name for the South African or Jackass penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
7 An organ stop of eight-foot pitch.
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