"madow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈdoʊ/, [məˈdəʊ̯]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Somali madow (“black”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|so|madow|t=black}} Borrowed from Somali madow (“black”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} madow (uncountable)
  1. (MLE, slang) Heroine. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-madow-en-noun-yooSf946 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Multicultural London English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Recreational drugs Synonyms: Big H, boy, brown sugar, brown [Ireland, slang], bujj [Multicultural-London-English, slang], diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dog food, dope, henry, heroin, horse, H, junk, muck [Scotland], mud, ron, scag, smack, spider, sugar, whiteboy, white lady, yam yam
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