shamba

English

Etymology

From Swahili shamba.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃambə/

Noun

shamba (plural shambas)

1. (East Africa) An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer.
   • 1967, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat, EAEP, published 2008, page 4:

     To reach his new strip of shamba which lay the other side of Thabai, Mugo had to walk through the dusty village streets.

Derived terms

• shamba boy

Anagrams

• Bahams, Basham

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

shamba (ma class, plural mashamba)

1. garden, farm (any land that is cultivated), field, plantation
2. (in the plural) the countryside

Derived terms

• mshamba