bwana
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bwana
- /ˈbwɑːnə/
Rhymes with -ɑːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Doublet of abbot.
noun bwanas
- Big boss, important person. It is Jim C.’s custom always to say “Up Simba” in a fake-deep bwana voice as he hefts the camera to his right shoulder […]
Talk about this word "bwana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bwana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bwana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bwana "bwana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bwana.Cite this
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title = {bwana},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bwana},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
