bushmeat

Questions

What does bushmeat mean?

Any edible animal from sub-Saharan Africa's dense forest that is not traditionally regarded as game.

Where does bushmeat come from?

From bush + meat, as a calque of French viande de brousse.

How to pronounce bushmeat

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