galamsey
noun/ˌɡælæmˈseɪ/
/ˌɡælæmˈseɪ/
West African English [ɡalamse]
(West African English)- [uncountable] (in Ghana) illegal gold mining
- Over the weekend, the authorities arrested 57 people for engaging in galamsey.
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- [countable] (in Ghana) an illegal gold miner
- These small-scale illegal miners are known as galamseys.
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