kwacha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).
Noun
kwacha (plural kwacha or kwachas)
- Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala.
- 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.’
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Chichewa
Etymology
Literally "it has dawned", from -cha (“to dawn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.t͡ʃa/
Noun
kwacha class 9 (plural makwacha class 6)
- kwacha (currency of Malawi and Zambia)
Spanish
Noun
kwacha f (plural kwachas)
- kwacha