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mamba

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmæmbə/ / /ˈmɑm.bɑ/

name

  1. a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbámbà Zulu ímâmbader. English mamba Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.