otjize

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noun

A mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounotjize (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.
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