dawa

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noun

A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.

OriginSwahili dawa ← Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ) →
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Meanings

dawa1

noundawa (plural dawas)

plural dawas

  1. AfricaEastA medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
  2. KenyaA cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.

Dawa2

proper nounDawa (plural Dawas)

plural Dawas

  1. A male given name from Tibetan.

Origin

dawa · noun

  1. Arabicدَوَاء (dawāʔ)
  2. Swahilidawa
  3. Englishdawa

Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

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Dawa · proper noun

Borrowed from Tibetan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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