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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hatua.

A step, a pace

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A step, a pace

    class-ix

  2. The length of a pace, used as a measurement of distance.

    class-ix

  3. A development

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic خُطْوة (ḵuṭwa, “step”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.