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abeng

noun

  1. type of bugle made from a cow horn
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Pronunciation: /əˈbɛŋ/ / /æ-/ / /æˈbɛŋ/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole abeng, from Akan abɛŋ (“animal horn; wind instrument”) (Twi).

  1. An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also (historical) formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to communicate cryptic messages over great distances.