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zabana · Taíno / Arawakan
noun · Taíno / Arawakan
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A treeless plain.. A treeless plain.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical source; no origin site is inferred.
The entry reports Taíno/Arawakan zabana “treeless plain” as the source of Spanish sabana. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
Spanish sabana, earlier zavana, is the reported mediator from Taíno/Arawakan zabana. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
sabana · Spanish
noun · Spanish
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A treeless plain.. A treeless plain.
c. 1535 · Spanish zabana/sabana context — Reported first-use context; not necessarily the date of coinage or transmission.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical source; no origin site is inferred.
The entry reports Taíno/Arawakan zabana “treeless plain” as the source of Spanish sabana. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
Spanish sabana, earlier zavana, is the reported mediator from Taíno/Arawakan zabana. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English savanna/savannah is dated to the 1550s; later U.S. use includes marshy ground and savanna-grass. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
savanna · English
noun · English
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A treeless plain or grassland.. A treeless plain or grassland.
c. 1550s–18th century · English savanna senses — The period groups the first English landscape sense and later regional extensions.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical source; no origin site is inferred.
Spanish sabana, earlier zavana, is the reported mediator from Taíno/Arawakan zabana. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English savanna/savannah is dated to the 1550s; later U.S. use includes marshy ground and savanna-grass. savanna — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections