"Shanqella" meaning in All languages combined

See Shanqella on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Shangalla [alternative], Shangella [alternative], Shankala [alternative], Shankalla [alternative], Shankella [alternative], Shanquella [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic ሻንቅላ (šanḳəla) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|am|ሻንቅላ}} Amharic ሻንቅላ (šanḳəla) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Shanqella pl (plural only)
  1. (derogatory, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A number of ethnic groups now residing primarily in the westernmost part of Ethiopia near South Sudan, but who also inhabited more northerly areas until the late 19th century. Tags: dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, plural, plural-only, slur

Alternative forms

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