Etymology

miswak

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Today it means: A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica. Full definition →

Arabic مِسْوَاك
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمِسْوَاك
  2. English todaymiswak

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.

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