Etymology

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Today it means: Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions. Full definition →

Tswana [Term?] ← Sotho letsa
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  1. Sotho · borrowed fromletsa“antelope”
  2. Tswana · borrowed from[Term?]
  3. English todaylechwe

From Tswana [Term?], or from Sotho letsa (“antelope”).

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