kawa

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noun

Maori customs and protocol.

OriginMāori kawa →
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Meanings

kawa1

nounkawa (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of kava.

kawa2

nounkawa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMaori customs and protocol.

Kawa3

proper nounKawa (plural Kawas)

plural Kawas

  1. A surname.

Origin

kawa · noun

  1. Māorikawa
  2. Māorikawa
  3. Englishkawa

Borrowed from Māori kawa.

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Kawa · proper noun

  1. Japaneseかわ
  2. Proto-Slavic*kavъka
  3. PolishKawa
  4. EnglishKawa

* From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”). * From Japanese かわ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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