mashua

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish mashua, from an indigenous language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

• mashwa

Noun

mashua (plural mashuas)

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

Etymology 2

From Swahili mashua (“boat”).

Alternative forms

• machua, machwa, mashwa, muchwa

Noun

mashua (plural mashuas)

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

Anagrams

• mahuas

Sango

Noun

mashua

1. boat, steamboat

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

mashua (n class, plural mashua)

1. a kind of single-masted fishing boat

Descendants

• → English: mashua