hawara

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَوْرَاء (ḥawrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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hawara (ma class, plural mahawara)

  1. mistress, concubine
  2. a lover with whom one lives; a serious partner