kwacha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).

Noun

kwacha (plural kwacha or kwachas)

1. Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala.
2. Zambia's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 ngwee.
   • 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 294:

     ‘We left more kwacha than heʼs ever seen in his whole life.’

Chichewa

Etymology

Literally "it has dawned", from -cha (“to dawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷa.t͡ʃa/

Noun

kwacha class 9 (plural makwacha class 6)

1. kwacha (currency of Malawi and Zambia)

Spanish

Noun

kwacha f (plural kwachas)

1. kwacha