"chachu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-chachu.flac [Kenya] Forms: chachu [plural]
Etymology: From -chacha (“ferment”). Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} chachu, {{sw-noun|n}} chachu (n class, plural chachu)
  1. a fermentation agent, like yeast, or something similarly sour Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-chachu-sw-noun-zKcJObju
  2. something that causes something (something bad?) a catalyst? Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-chachu-sw-noun-GeVj8BMD Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hamira (english: yeast)

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  "etymology_text": "From -chacha (“ferment”).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "chachu (n class, plural chachu)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "yeast",
      "word": "hamira"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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          "yeast"
        ],
        [
          "sour",
          "sour"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something that causes something (something bad?) a catalyst?"
      ],
      "id": "en-chachu-sw-noun-GeVj8BMD",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-chachu.flac",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4f/Sw-ke-chachu.flac/Sw-ke-chachu.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -chacha (“ferment”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chachu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "yeast",
      "word": "hamira"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "a fermentation agent, like yeast, or something similarly sour"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "agent",
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        ],
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          "yeast",
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        ],
        [
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something that causes something (something bad?) a catalyst?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
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}

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