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dawa¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Swahili dawa (“medicine”), borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

noun dawas

  1. Africa, East A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
  2. Kenya A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.

Dawa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Tibetan.

proper noun Dawas

  1. A male given name from Tibetan.

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"dawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dawa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dawa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dawa

Chicago

"dawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dawa.

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@misc{dawa_2026,
  title = {dawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}