"jembe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jembes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jembe (plural jembes)
  1. Alternative spelling of djembe (“type of drum”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: djembe (extra: type of drum)
    Sense id: en-jembe-en-noun-yioER8B8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 45 41 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 42 4 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: jembes [plural]
Etymology: From Swahili jembe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|jembe}} Swahili jembe Head templates: {{en-noun}} jembe (plural jembes)
  1. (Kenya) A kind of hoe (digging tool). Tags: Kenya
    Sense id: en-jembe-en-noun-xUU-~oUc Categories (other): Kenyan English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 45 41 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 42 4 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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