"dawa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dawas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ)bor. Swahili dawabor. English dawa Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|sw:dawa<t:medicine>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ)bor. Swahili dawabor. English dawa Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ). Head templates: {{en-noun}} dawa (plural dawas)
  1. (East Africa) A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors. Tags: Africa, East
    Sense id: en-dawa-en-noun-D6YqHtWb Categories (other): East African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Cocktails Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 38 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 28 27 2 1 1 3 10 4 21 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 1 1 1 2 13 2 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 54 46
  2. (Kenya) A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice. Tags: Kenya
    Sense id: en-dawa-en-noun-~A6~ewvi Categories (other): Kenyan English, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Cocktails Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 38 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 28 27 2 1 1 3 10 4 21 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 1 1 1 2 13 2 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 54 46

Inflected forms

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