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Mamba

2 stages from Zulu/Xhosa to English.

Today it means a highly venomous African snake known for speed and aggression
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Stage 1 of 2
imamba
Zulu/Xhosa · ancient
"mamba snake"
the name for the highly venomous African snake
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Stage 2 of 2
mamba
English · 1800s
"a fast, venomous African snake"
adopted through European contact with southern Africa
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