"ganna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhænə/, /ˈkænə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ganna.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ganna2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gannas [plural]
Etymology: Khwe kanna Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xuu|kanna}} Khwe kanna Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ganna (usually uncountable, plural gannas)
  1. (South Africa) A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Amaranths and goosefoots, Herbs Synonyms: canna, kanna Related terms: gannabos, gannabush
    Sense id: en-ganna-en-noun-~0Idb5d7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ganna meaning in English (2.5kB)

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