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bankra

bankra noun: a kind of basket for transporting goods.

Noun

bankra (plural bankras)

  1. (Jamaica) A kind of basket for transporting goods.
    • All who were able carried a basket or what the locals called a 'bankra' of harvest offerings […]; the firm-backed men, including David, were burdened with bigger baskets that they called 'cutacoos', the woven shoulder straps made of hemp.2021, Alex Wheatle, Island Songs

Forms of bankra

pluralbankras

Questions about bankra

What does bankra mean?
Bankra means a kind of basket for transporting goods.
What part of speech is bankra?
Bankra is a noun.
What is the plural of bankra?
The plural of bankra is bankras.

Words near bankra in the dictionary

  1. Bankos
  2. Bankova
  3. Bankova Street
  4. bankowner
  5. bankr.
  6. bankra
  7. bankras
  8. bankrobber
  9. bankrobbers
  10. bankroll
  11. bankrolled

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