frasila

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noun

A unit of weight, about 35 pounds, once used in trade with Africa.

OriginSwahili frasila →
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Meanings

nounfrasila (plural frasilas)

plural frasilas · alternative farasila

  1. datedA unit of weight, about 35 pounds, once used in trade with Africa.

Origin

  1. Swahilifrasila
  2. Englishfrasila

Probably from Swahili frasila (q.v.); for more, see farasola, farasula.

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APA

frasila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frasila

MLA

“frasila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frasila. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frasila,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frasila.

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