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Where does “mashua” come from?

mashua (Swahili) comes from Omani Arabic ماشوة.

mashua (Swahili): a kind of single-masted fishing boat

Definitions

  1. a kind of single-masted fishing boat

Ancestry of “mashua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Omani Arabicماشوة—
Every word from Omani Arabic ماشوة →