betsimisaraka

noun

bet·​si·​mi·​sar·​a·​ka

ˌbet-sē-mə-ˈser-ə-kə

plural betsimisaraka or betsimisarakas

: a native of the east coast of Madagascar of predominantly Malay blood and type compare malagasy

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