mbugan.

Brit.

/(ə)mˈbuːɡə/, U.S.

/(ə)mˈbuɡə/

Inflections: Plural mbugas, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili mbuga.

Etymology: < Swahili mbuga (m = the nasal component of the initial consonant; g = a velar implosive).Perhaps introduced into southern Swahili from Nyamwezi in the East African interior.

In East Africa: a seasonal swamp or wetland area.

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1930 Discovery Apr. 133/2 The giraffe have abandoned their age-old food, the dry topmost thorns of mbuga bush, for the soft and juicy sprouts of maize, wheat and coffee!

1955 P. A. Buxton Nat. Hist. Tsetse Flies ix. 271 In a certain sense the South African ‘vlei’ is similar to the East African ‘mbuga’... The vlei is, I believe, a small circumscribed area, whereas some mbugas spread their arms in many directions and may cover an area running to several hundred square miles.

1991 Jrnl. Refugee Stud. 4 259 At the onset of the dry season, women's farm activities increase on the homestead plot, as men either cultivate mbuga (seasonal wetlands), or become involved in casual labour migration.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mbuga
释义	mbugan. Brit. /(ə)mˈbuːɡə/, U.S. /(ə)mˈbuɡə/ Inflections: Plural mbugas, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili mbuga. Etymology: < Swahili mbuga (m = the nasal component of the initial consonant; g = a velar implosive).Perhaps introduced into southern Swahili from Nyamwezi in the East African interior. In East Africa: a seasonal swamp or wetland area. ΚΠ 1930 Discovery Apr. 133/2 The giraffe have abandoned their age-old food, the dry topmost thorns of mbuga bush, for the soft and juicy sprouts of maize, wheat and coffee! 1955 P. A. Buxton Nat. Hist. Tsetse Flies ix. 271 In a certain sense the South African ‘vlei’ is similar to the East African ‘mbuga’... The vlei is, I believe, a small circumscribed area, whereas some mbugas spread their arms in many directions and may cover an area running to several hundred square miles. 1991 Jrnl. Refugee Stud. 4 259 At the onset of the dry season, women's farm activities increase on the homestead plot, as men either cultivate mbuga (seasonal wetlands), or become involved in casual labour migration. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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