Ganda

noun

Gan·​da ˈgan-də How to pronounce Ganda (audio) ˈgän- How to pronounce Ganda (audio)
plural Ganda or Gandas
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Uganda
2

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Jun Robles Lana is known for mainstream hits, including Die Beautiful and most recently family drama And The Breadwinner Is…, starring Vice Ganda, as well as festival titles such as Bwakaw and Your Mother’s Son, which both premiered at Toronto. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025 Vice Ganda is a cultural phenomenon in the Philippines. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 Luganda, also known as Ganda, is an indigenous language of Uganda. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Luganda -ganda as in Baganda "the Ganda people, luganda"

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Ganda was in 1934

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“Ganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ganda. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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