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muninga, n. E. Afr.|mʊˈnɪŋgə|
[Of Bantu origin: cf. Sukuma, Swahili mninga.]
= kiaat n. Also attrib., as muninga wood.
1939H. A. Cox Handbk. Empire Timbers (DSIR Forest Products Res.) Muninga—Pterocarpus angolensis... Occurs scattered in the forests of Tangyanika Territory, Portuguese East Africa and parts of Rhodesia. 1956[see kiaat n.]. 1976Wymondham & Attleborough Express 10 Dec. 16/1 Table lighters in many finishes: onyx marble, Wedgwood, Rosewood—even Muninga wood—as well as gold and silver plate. 1980Daily Tel. 3 June 17/5 There is a six-seater, drop-leaf, circular dining table made in wild cherrywood, oak or muninga (an East African timber of a distinctive reddish-brown colour). |