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abengs

abengs is the plural of abeng.

Meaning of abeng

Noun

abeng (plural abengs)

  1. (Jamaica) 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.

Questions about abengs

What is abengs the plural of?
Abengs is the plural of abeng.

Words near abengs in the dictionary

  1. abendmusik
  2. abendmusiken
  3. abends
  4. Abendstern
  5. abeng
  6. abengs
  7. Abenlen
  8. Abenlens
  9. Abenomics
  10. Abenonitae
  11. Abenonite

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