Etymology

shweshwe

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Today it means: A patterned South African fabric used mainly for women's clothing. Full definition →

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The story

From the Sotho name Moshoeshoe, also spelled Mshweshwe.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.