ushuru

Kiswahili

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ushuru

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Borrowed from Arabic عُشْر (ʕušr, “tithe”).

noun

class xi, no plural tax, duty, levy, tariff

In English

tax money paid to the government

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{ushuru_2026,
  title = {ushuru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ushuru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}