Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sambaza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sam-baza
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Lake Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To send credit using the Sambaza system; (generally) to send or share something.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili -sambaa Swahili -sambazabor. English sambaza Borrowed from Swahili sambaza (“to disperse, scatter”), popularized by Sambaza, a credit sharing service developed by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom in 2005.

Usage

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Questions

What does sambaza mean?
The Lake Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon.
Where does sambaza come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili -sambaa Swahili -sambazabor. English sambaza Borrowed from Swahili sambaza (“to disperse, scatter”), popularized by Sambaza, a credit sharing service developed by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom in 2005.

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