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mesa
ME-sa
table
French: table
Batia bakopo mpe basani likolo ya mesa.
They put the cups and plates on top of the table.
Ils ont mis les tasses et les assiettes sur la table.
Mesa — table. From the Portuguese mesa, one of the oldest loanwords in Lingala from the Atlantic trade era. The center of the Congolese meal: every plate eventually finds the mesa, and so does every long evening conversation.
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