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- [bey-nuh-bah]
- /ˈbeɪ nəˌbɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bey-nuh-bah]
- /ˈbeɪ nəˌbɑ/
Definition of beneba word
- noun beneba (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba) 1
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Parts of speech for Beneba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beneba popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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