"moocha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moochas [plural]
Etymology: From Zulu unmutsha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zu|unmutsha}} Zulu unmutsha Head templates: {{en-noun}} moocha (plural moochas)
  1. A loincloth made from animals' tails or strips of skin; part of the traditional dress of Zulu males.
    Sense id: en-moocha-en-noun-8oUgESJe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "ref": "1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, Cassel and Company, published 1907, page 48:",
          "text": "Umbopa did so, at the same time slipping off the long military great coat which he wore, and revealing himself naked except for the moocha round his centre and a necklace of lions' claws.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1908, Douglas Blackburn, Leaven: A Black and White Story:",
          "text": "Bacheta took from his moocha a thick wooden peg that was a pin holding the moocha round his loins.",
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        }
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          "loincloth"
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Zulu unmutsha.",
  "forms": [
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