"basha" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-basha.flac [Kenya] Forms: basha [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} basha, {{sw-noun|n}} basha (n class, plural basha)
  1. A homosexual man, especially a top. Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-basha-sw-noun-Ig4Gd0Ay
  2. (card games) king Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Card games, Card games
    Sense id: en-basha-sw-noun-6B3-aYQa Disambiguation of Card games: 5 95 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Download JSON data for basha meaning in Swahili (2.5kB)

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      "word": "ghulamu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mzungu wa tatu"
    },
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      "word": "malkia"
    },
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