A low-rise residential building in some contexts, or a flowering vine plant used in tropical gardens.
From Malay 'bunga' meaning 'flower,' borrowed into English from Southeast Asian languages where the term has botanical significance.
The word 'bunga' reveals how English absorbs vocabulary from global trade and colonial contact—Southeast Asian flower names entered English vocabulary through merchants and plantations centuries ago.
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