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shamba boys

shamba boys is the plural of shamba boy.

Meaning of shamba boy

Noun

shamba boy (plural shamba boys)

  1. (Africa) A man or boy employed to tend a garden; a gardener.
    • Benjamin, of course, already had a job and he was happy with it. As shamba boy at Number 12 Garden Lane he swept the lawn and swept the paths.2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 23

Questions about shamba boys

What is shamba boys the plural of?
Shamba boys is the plural of shamba boy.

Words near shamba boys in the dictionary

  1. shamateurism
  2. shamateurs
  3. Shamator
  4. shamba
  5. shamba boy
  6. shamba boys
  7. Shambala
  8. Shamballa
  9. shambar
  10. shambars
  11. shambas

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