abeng
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/əˈbɛŋ/
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/əˈbɛŋ/ · /æ-/ · /æˈbɛŋ/ · /ˈæbɛŋ/
Definition of abeng
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Jamaica)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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole abeng, from Akan abɛŋ (“animal horn; wind instrument”) (Twi).
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