"abeng" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /æˈbɛŋ/, /ˈæbɛŋ/ Forms: abeng dem [plural], abeng [quantified]
Etymology: From Akan abɛŋ (Twi). Etymology templates: {{der|jam|ak|abɛŋ}} Akan abɛŋ, {{qualifier|Twi}} (Twi) Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=abeng}} abeng, {{jam-noun}} abeng (plural abeng dem, quantified abeng)
  1. (music) An abeng (horn of the Jamaican Maroons). Wikipedia link: Twi, University of the West Indies Press Categories (topical): Wind instruments

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