Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tshwala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tshwala
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional African beer made from sorghum.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á Zulu útshwalábor. English tshwala Borrowed from Zulu útshwalá, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

kaffir beer

Questions

What does tshwala mean?: A traditional African beer made from sorghum.
Where does tshwala come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á Zulu útshwalábor. English tshwala Borrowed from Zulu útshwalá, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jàdʊ́á.

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