bankra
noun/baŋkra/
English Definition
basket, bankra
Etymology
- (Derived from Akan boŋkara.)
Examples
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"Pack di bankra an ram dem in. For di bankra mus' full."
Stuff as many of them as you can into the basket, because this basket needs to be full.
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"“BANKRA / bangkra , bóngkra / sb chiefly dial ; 1868 bankra , 1877 bunkra , 1895 bancra , 1934 bonkra ; < Twi boŋkárá ... 1934 Williams 36 , The Ashanti bonkara , a travelling basket , is the Jamaica bonkra , or as it is sometimes spelt bankra.”"