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shabono

shabono noun: a communal hut built by the Yanomamo, traditionally of thatched palm leaves and wood and divided into areas for different family units.

shabono: a communal hut built by the Yanomamo, traditionally of thatched palm leaves and wood and divided...
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Noun

shabono (plural shabonos)

  1. A communal hut built by the Yanomamo, traditionally of thatched palm leaves and wood and divided into areas for different family units.
    Synonyms:
    yano

Synonyms of shabono

Forms of shabono

pluralshabonos
alternative formshapono

Origin of shabono

Borrowed from Yanomamö shapono.

Questions about shabono

What does shabono mean?
Shabono means a communal hut built by the Yanomamo, traditionally of thatched palm leaves and wood and divided into areas for different family units.
What part of speech is shabono?
Shabono is a noun.
What is the plural of shabono?
The plural of shabono is shabonos.

Words near shabono in the dictionary

  1. shaboingboing
  2. shaboink
  3. shaboinked
  4. shaboinking
  5. shaboinks
  6. shabono
  7. shabonos
  8. shabrack
  9. shabracks
  10. shabraque
  11. shabraques

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