any of the former rulers of the Baganda people of S Uganda
Word origin
C19: from Luganda
kabaka in American English
(kəˈbɑːkə)
noun
the traditional king of Buganda, a region and former kingdom of southern Uganda
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ Luganda]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, massage, pressure point, slime mold, weekend