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Meaning of abeng | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/əˈbɛŋ/

Definitions

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.

Jamaica

Equivalents

Français abeng

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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