abeng

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Meaning

1. noun An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to communicate cryptic messages over great distances.

Similar words

sneng goombah bembe bandango bemba jembe jambok tumtum sjambock bonang

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