noun
Meaning 1
Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala.
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kwacha
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noun
Meaning 2
Zambia's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 ngwee.
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noun
Meaning 3
the basic unit of money in Malawi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Malawi kwacha
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Broader terms: Malawian monetary unit
noun
Meaning 4
the basic unit of money in Zambia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Zambian kwacha
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Broader terms: Zambian monetary unit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-kéa Chichewa -cha Chichewa kwachabor. English kwacha Borrowed from Chichewa kwacha (“it has dawned”).