English words from Bantu

A very tall tropical plant, like a tree, of the genus Musa bearing edible fruit: The fruit of the banana plant is normally elongated, tapered, and encloses white or cream-colored soft edible flesh with a yellow rind.

A stringed musical instrument with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard, and a long fretted neck: Jamie thought his daughter could get interested in playing the banjo, since it had only 4 or 5 strings and could easily be plucked or strummed.

A certain African breed of athletic hunting dogs: In the article about Basenjis, Mark learned that these dogs lacked the typical "dog smell" or dog odor and also did not bark!

1. A cowboy in western U.S.A. who does not take part in rodeos: Working cowboys, or buckaroos, are known by that name especially in California.
2. A particular style of cowboy boot: When at the shoe store, Greg thought that the boots called buckaroos, like the cowboys wore, with relatively high heels and tapered at the back were really cool..
3. A stubborn and obstinate person: Jack was known to be a buckaroo or hothead who was reckless and often looking for a fight.

A type of small African ape of the species Pan troglodytes: The chimpanzee are native to savannas and woods of Africa.

Bioologists think that the chimpanzees are the closest relatives to humans.

A large animal of the genus Connochaetes: The gnu is like a large antelope, indigenous to Africa and has relatively long curving horns.

1. Mainly in the U.S. a silly simple person: Sally thought that her little sister was a goober because she was foolish and ignorant.
2. A peanut: Mary asked her mother to get some goobers at the grocery store because they tasted so good!

1. A stew or soup typical of Louisiana: The ingredients of gumbo are a strong stock(meat or shellfish), celery, bell peppers, onions, and thickened okra.
2. A silky soil consisting of fine particles existing in central U.S.: When wet, gumbo turns into a heavy and impenetrable, waxy or soapy, and very sticky mud.

An antelope from southeastern Africa of the species Aepyceros melampus: The large brownish impala has lyre-formed horns and has the ability to jump in great or gigantic leaps when bothered or disturbed.

A style of music created by African American musicians in the early 20th century: Two important characteristics of jazz include improvisation and syncopated steady rhythms.

An apparatus or machine which plays recorded music when a coin or coins are inserted into a slot: In the fast-food joint, Nancy needed to push a button on the jukebox in order to choose her favorite song.

A large African antelope of the species Tragelaphus strepsiceros: The striped kudu,has a grayish-brown color and long,great, spirally twisted horns.

The currency of Angola, shortened as Kz: Judy's friend from Angola showed her some money that was called Kwanzas, and one Kwanza could be divided into a hundred cêntimos.

A musical instrument ing the percussion family resembling a xylophone having a row of wooden bars and each bar has a resonator pipe extending below: The bars of a marimba are set chromatically, like the keys of a piano and it is played with small mallets.

The marimba has African origins. :

The vegetable plant of the species Abelmoschus esculentus of the family Malvaceae – okra: When people make soups or stews they may include the green edible pods of the okra..