kwacha

kwa·cha

 (kwä′chə)

n. pl. kwacha

See Table at currency.

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[Bemba and Chewa, dawn (used as a nationalist rallying cry in Malawi and Zambia, in reference to the anticolonial slogan new dawn of freedom) : kw-, infinitive pref. + -acha, to dawn.]

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kwacha

(ˈkwɑːtʃɑː)

n

1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Zambia, divided into 100 ngwee

2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Malawi, divided into 100 tambala

[from a native word in Zambia]

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kwa•cha

(ˈkwɑ tʃə)

n., pl. -chas.

the basic monetary unit of Malawi and Zambia.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kwacha - the basic unit of money in Zambia   Zambian kwacha Zambian monetary unit - monetary unit in Zambia ngwee - 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha in Zambia
	2.	kwacha - the basic unit of money in Malawi   Malawi kwacha Malawian monetary unit - monetary unit in Malawi tambala - 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi

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