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ligablo

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Etymology

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From Lingala ligablo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ligablo m (plural ligablos)

  1. (Congo RDC) kiosk, (small) shop
    • 2014, In Koli Jean Bofane, Congo Inc., Babel, published 2016, page 102:
      Des magasins, des ligablos, des chambres froides, des dépôts, un diamantaire clandestin, les pompes funèbres d’un Grec, tout fut mis à sac […].
      Shops, kiosks, cold rooms, depots, a clandestine diamond merchant's, a Greek funeral parlour – everything was looted.