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ganna

/ˈhænə/

ganna noun: a plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla.

Noun

ganna (usually uncountable, plural gannas)

  1. (South Africa, usually) A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla.

Forms of ganna

pluralgannas
alternative formcanna
alternative formkanna

Origin of ganna

Borrowed from Khwe kanna.

Questions about ganna

What does ganna mean?
Ganna means a plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla.
What part of speech is ganna?
Ganna is a noun.
How do you pronounce ganna?
Ganna is pronounced /ˈhænə/.
What is the plural of ganna?
The plural of ganna is gannas.

Words near ganna in the dictionary

  1. Ganley
  2. Ganleys
  3. Ganmain
  4. Gann
  5. Gann Valley
  6. ganna
  7. Gannan
  8. gannas
  9. Gannawarra
  10. Gannaway
  11. Gannaways

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