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noun
A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, dated
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noun
One's problem; concern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Kenya
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History
Etymology tree Arabic شَوْر (šawr)bor. Swahili shauri English shauri From Swahili shauri, borrowed from Arabic شَوْر (šawr, “advice, counsel”).
