A regional term used in East Africa and parts of India for laterite — a reddish, iron-rich soil or gravel widely used in road construction across sub-Saharan Africa. The word is practical and technical in African English, appearing in civil engineering and infrastructure contexts. Not slang in the strict sense, but a genuine and distinctive regional vocabulary item with deep everyday utility.
The road crew was spreading murram on the track to prepare it for the rainy season.
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(East Africa, India) Laterite.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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