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abeng

/əˈbɛŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abeng
IPA
/əˈbɛŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole abeng, from Akan abɛŋ (“animal horn; wind instrument”) (Twi).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: abeng, abɛŋ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbɛŋ/
  • British English: /əˈbɛŋ/

Inflected Forms

abengs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sneng

Questions

How do you pronounce abeng?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɛŋ/.
What does abeng mean?
An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also (historical) formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to communicate cryptic messages over great distances.
Where does abeng come from?
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole abeng, from Akan abɛŋ (“animal horn; wind instrument”) (Twi).

How to pronounce abeng

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