shamban.

Brit.

/ˈʃambə/, U.S.

/ˈʃæmbə/, East African English

/ˈʃamba/

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

Etymology: < Swahili shamba (plural mashamba), of uncertain origin.

East African.

A piece of cultivated land; a farm or plantation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > cultivated land > plot of cultivated land

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1840 Missionary Herald (Boston) Feb. 61/2 He asked when we would like to visit his shamba or plantation, about five miles distant from the palace.

1952 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 247/1 There were two shambas to be cultivated, one for millet and one for beans.

2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 25 May To grow a healthy, productive crop, a farmer must ensure the shamba has well-drained soils.

Compounds

shamba boy n. a boy or man employed on a farm or plantation, esp. in manual labour; a farmhand.

ΚΠ

1907 Official Gaz. E. Afr. & Uganda Protectorates 15 Sept. 334 The public is hereby informed that there are on the books of the Labour Office, Nairobi the names of several applicants for employment as cooks, chuprassis, shamba boys, Swahili headmen &c.

2015 Kwani? 8 233 Could you paint my house, or trim my hedge, or find me a shamba boy?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	shamba
释义	shamban. Brit. /ˈʃambə/, U.S. /ˈʃæmbə/, East African English /ˈʃamba/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili shamba. Etymology: < Swahili shamba (plural mashamba), of uncertain origin. East African. A piece of cultivated land; a farm or plantation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > cultivated land > plot of cultivated land acreOE plotlOE inhook1214 table?1440 culturea1475 labouragec1475 land1731 lazy-bed1743 ladang1783 shamba1840 1840 Missionary Herald (Boston) Feb. 61/2 He asked when we would like to visit his shamba or plantation, about five miles distant from the palace. 1952 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 247/1 There were two shambas to be cultivated, one for millet and one for beans. 2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 25 May To grow a healthy, productive crop, a farmer must ensure the shamba has well-drained soils. Compounds shamba boy n. a boy or man employed on a farm or plantation, esp. in manual labour; a farmhand. ΚΠ 1907 Official Gaz. E. Afr. & Uganda Protectorates 15 Sept. 334 The public is hereby informed that there are on the books of the Labour Office, Nairobi the names of several applicants for employment as cooks, chuprassis, shamba boys, Swahili headmen &c. 2015 Kwani? 8 233 Could you paint my house, or trim my hedge, or find me a shamba boy? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1840
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