"masika" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-masika.flac Forms: masika class V [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|-}} masika class V (no plural)
  1. spring (season) Tags: no-plural Categories (topical): Seasons
    Sense id: en-masika-sw-noun-jjBq2MvO Disambiguation of Seasons: 78 22
  2. heavy rainfall Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-masika-sw-noun-I1hiRVLT Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bamvua (english: spring), bubujiko, kiangazi (english: summer), msimu wa joto, chaka, vuli (english: autumn), demani, kipupwe (english: winter), baridi
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