"dawa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dawas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|sw|dawa||medicine|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Swahili dawa (“medicine”), {{bor+|en|sw|dawa||medicine}} Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”) 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (Kenya) A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice. Tags: Kenya Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-dawa-en-noun-~A6~ewvi Disambiguation of Cocktails: 26 74 Categories (other): Kenyan English

Inflected forms

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