"chachu" meaning in All languages combined

See chachu on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-chachu.flac Forms: chachu class IX [canonical], chachu class X [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *cacu, from *-caca (whence Swahili -chacha (“to ferment”)). Cognate with Giryama tsatsu and Kipfokomo tsatsu. Etymology templates: {{root|sw|bnt-pro|*-càc-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*cacu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Sabaki *cacu, {{inh+|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*cacu}} Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *cacu, {{m+|sw|chacha|-chacha|to ferment}} Swahili -chacha (“to ferment”), {{cog|nyf|tsatsu}} Giryama tsatsu, {{cog|pkb|tsatsu}} Kipfokomo tsatsu Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} chachu class IX (plural chachu class X)
  1. a fermentation agent, like yeast, or something similarly sour
    Sense id: en-chachu-sw-noun-zKcJObju
  2. something that causes something (something bad?) a catalyst?
    Sense id: en-chachu-sw-noun-GeVj8BMD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hamira (english: yeast)

Noun [Welsh]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cachu [error-unrecognized-form], gachu [soft], nghachu [error-unrecognized-form], chachu [error-unrecognized-form]
Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} chachu Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|cachu}}
  1. aspirate mutation of cachu (“shit”) Tags: form-of, mutation-aspirate Form of: cachu (extra: shit)
    Sense id: en-chachu-cy-noun-sU3Rpv1q Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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      "source": "mutation",
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