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forodha.

customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country)

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فرضة (furḍa, “custom house”), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa, “crevice, gap; mouth of a body of water, place where one gets to the water (where also port customs is located)”).

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