miswak
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miswak
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Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.
noun miswaks · miswaak
- A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.
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Talk about this word "miswak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miswak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. miswak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miswak "miswak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miswak.Cite this
@misc{miswak_2026,
title = {miswak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miswak},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
