ambatch

== English == === Etymology === Likely borrowed from an Ethiopian language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæmˌbætʃ/ === Noun === ambatch (usually uncountable, plural ambatches) A large shrub or small tree found in and around water in the African tropics, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, formerly used to make rafts due to its extremely lightweight wood. (countable) A raft made from bundles of the stems of this plant.