Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kwacha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
kwacha
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala.

noun

Zambia's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 ngwee.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-kéa Chichewa -cha Chichewa kwachabor. English kwacha Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

kwachas (plural)

Synonyms

malawi kwacha zambian kwacha

Questions

What does kwacha mean?
Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala.
Where does kwacha come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-kéa Chichewa -cha Chichewa kwachabor. English kwacha Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).

How to pronounce kwacha

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