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mashua¹

Where it comes from

From Spanish mashua, from an indigenous language.

noun mashuas · mashwa

  1. A root vegetable grown in the Andes, Tropaeolum tuberosum.

mashua²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Swahili mashua (“boat”), borrowed from Omani Arabic ماشوة.

noun mashuas · machua · machwa · mashwa · muchwa

  1. A type of simple fishing vessel found on the coast of East Africa.

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

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

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

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@misc{mashua_2026,
  title = {mashua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mashua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}