"witchoura" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: witchouras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} witchoura (plural witchouras)
  1. Alternative spelling of witzchoura Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: witzchoura
    Sense id: en-witchoura-en-noun-jsY0ORi1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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