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gangan

gangan noun: a talking drum of West Africa.

Noun

gangan (plural gangans)

  1. A talking drum of West Africa.

Forms of gangan

pluralgangans

Origin of gangan

From Yoruba gángan.

Questions about gangan

What does gangan mean?
Gangan means a talking drum of West Africa.
What part of speech is gangan?
Gangan is a noun.
What is the plural of gangan?
The plural of gangan is gangans.

Words near gangan in the dictionary

  1. Gangadhar
  2. Gangajal
  3. Gangajala
  4. gangaleodin
  5. gangaleoidin
  6. gangan
  7. gangans
  8. gangas
  9. Gangat
  10. gangava
  11. gangavas

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