English Explanatory Dictionary

dawa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
  2. A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.
name
  1. A male given name from Tibetan.

Word forms

dawa dawas

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ)bor. Swahili dawabor. English dawa Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

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