"dafo" meaning in Malagasy

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili dafu (“unripe coconut with milk”), ultimately from Bengali ডাব (ḍbo, “green coconut”). Etymology templates: {{bor|mg|sw|dafu||unripe coconut with milk}} Swahili dafu (“unripe coconut with milk”), {{der|mg|bn|ডাব||green coconut}} Bengali ডাব (ḍbo, “green coconut”) Head templates: {{head|mg|nouns}} dafo
  1. unripe coconut
    Sense id: en-dafo-mg-noun-5bMmL07f Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malagasy entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
  2. cocoa
    Sense id: en-dafo-mg-noun-dA2UchVd Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malagasy entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Download JSON data for dafo meaning in Malagasy (1.3kB)

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    "Malagasy terms derived from Swahili"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malagasy dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (bb24e0f and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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