mwerezi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

mwerezi (m-mi class, plural mierezi)

  1. cedar (especially Cedrela odorata)
  2. red stinkwood (Prunus africana)

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13 Nr. 53
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