miswak

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noun

A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.

OriginArabic مِسْوَاك →
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Meanings

nounmiswak (plural miswaks)

plural miswaks · alternative miswaak

  1. A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.

Origin

  1. Arabicمِسْوَاك
  2. Englishmiswak

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.

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Translations

Arabic سِوَاك, مِسْوَاك
  • سِوَاك (siwāk)Translations
  • مِسْوَاك (miswāk)Translations
Bengali মেসওয়াক
  • মেসওয়াক (meśōẇak)Translations
Hindi पीलू, मिसवाक
  • पीलू (pīlū)Translations
  • मिसवाक (misvāk)Translations
Malay kayu sugi, kayu siwak
  • kayu sugiTranslations
  • kayu siwakTranslations
Persian مسواک
  • مسواکTranslations
Russian мисвак
  • мисвак (misvak)Translations
Swahili mswaki
  • mswakiTranslations
Turkish misvak
  • misvakTranslations
Urdu مسواک
  • مسواک (msvāk)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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