mashua

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noun

A root vegetable grown in the Andes, Tropaeolum tuberosum.

OriginSpanish mashua →
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Meanings

mashua1

nounmashua (plural mashuas)

plural mashuas · alternative mashwa

  1. A root vegetable grown in the Andes, Tropaeolum tuberosum.

mashua2

nounmashua (plural mashuas)

plural mashuas · alternative machua · alternative machwa · alternative mashwa · alternative muchwa

  1. A type of simple fishing vessel found on the coast of East Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

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añu

Origin

mashua · noun

  1. Spanishmashua
  2. Englishmashua

From Spanish mashua, from an indigenous language.

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mashua · noun

  1. Swahilimashua
  2. Swahilimashua
  3. Englishmashua

Borrowed from Swahili mashua (“boat”), borrowed from Omani Arabic ماشوة.

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Cite this entry
APA

mashua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashua

MLA

“mashua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashua. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mashua,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashua.

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