mashua

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish mashua, from an indigenous language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

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mashua (plural mashuas)

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

Etymology 2

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From Swahili mashua (boat).

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Noun

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mashua (plural mashuas)

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

Anagrams

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Sango

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Noun

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mashua

  1. boat, steamboat

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic ماشوة (māšūa ~ māšawwa), ultimately from an Indian source; compare Gujarati મછવો (machvo) (plural/oblique મછવા (machvā)), Marathi मचवा (macvā).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mashua (n class, plural mashua)

  1. a kind of single-masted fishing boat

Descendants

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  • English: mashua

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10:‘Boat’, Sw mashua. From OAr māšūa (R: 74) (but also māšūwe R:164), from an Indian language; cf. Gujarati macvā.