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zaman

/zəˈmɑn/

zaman noun: albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.

zaman: albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family
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Noun

zaman (plural zamans)

  1. Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
    • On shore, the mule's pinkish ears revolved lazily in the shade of the zaman tree.1995, Madison Smartt Bell, All souls' rising, page 327

Synonyms of zaman

Forms of zaman

pluralzamans

Origin of zaman

From Cariban.

Questions about zaman

What does zaman mean?
Zaman means albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
What part of speech is zaman?
Zaman is a noun.
How do you pronounce zaman?
Zaman is pronounced /zəˈmɑn/.
What is the plural of zaman?
The plural of zaman is zamans.

Words near zaman in the dictionary

  1. zamacuecas
  2. zamak
  3. zamaks
  4. Zamalek
  5. Zamaleks
  6. zaman
  7. zamandoque
  8. zamang
  9. zamangs
  10. Zamani
  11. Zamanis

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