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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kichwa.

head

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. head

    class-vii

  2. heading, title

    class-vii
Where this word comes from

Nurse & Hinnebusch (1993) claim this word is from the root of mchwa (“termite”), based on a physical comparison to termite mounds.

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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.