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    Patwa headword

    Ground provision

    /GROUND pro-VIZH-un/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Root vegetables"
    Definition
    Staple root crops grown in the ground, such as yams, dasheen, sweet potatoes, and cassava.
    Example
    "We eating fish and ground provision." — "We are eating fish and root vegetables."
    Origin
    Agricultural term.

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