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Etymology

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From Sranan Tongo agumawiwiri. Compare Jamaican English gouma (Solanum americanum), Bahamian English gooma-bush (Solanum americanum).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ.maːˈʋiː.riː/
  • Hyphenation: go‧ma‧wi‧ri

Noun

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gomawiri m (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Suriname) Solanum americanum, the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.