manyatta
noun/mænˈjætə/
/mænˈjætə/
East African English [maˈɲata]
(East African English)- (among the Maasai and some other African peoples) a group of small houses with a fence around them
- The houses within the manyatta are made of mud, dung and sticks.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
manyatta