Etymology

kwacha

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Today it means: Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala. Full definition →

Chichewa kwacha
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  1. Chichewa · borrowed fromkwacha
  2. Chichewa · borrowed fromkwacha
  3. English todaykwacha

Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).

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