Tessema

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proper noun

A surname from Amharic.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounTessema (plural Tessemas)

plural Tessemas

  1. A surname from Amharic.

Origin

  1. Amharicተሠማ
  2. EnglishTessema

Borrowed from Amharic ተሠማ (täśäma).

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Tessema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tessema

MLA

“Tessema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tessema. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tessema,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tessema.

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