mashua

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mashua

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic ماشوة (māšūa ~ māšawwa), ultimately from an Indian source; compare Gujarati મછવો (machvo) (plural/oblique મછવા (machvā)), Marathi मचवा (macvā).

noun mashua

class ix a kind of single-masted fishing boat

In English

boat water craft — see also watercraft, vessel, ship

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"mashua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/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/sw/mashua

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

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