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chama

/ˈtʃɑːmə/

chama noun: any of several types of informal cooperative society.

Noun

chama (plural chamas)

  1. (Africa, East, Kenya) Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
    1. (Africa, East, Kenya, often) Such a group for pooling and investing savings.

Forms of chama

pluralchamas

Origin of chama

Borrowed from Swahili chama (“organisation, society”).

Questions about chama

What does chama mean?
Chama means any of several types of informal cooperative society.
What part of speech is chama?
Chama is a noun.
How do you pronounce chama?
Chama is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːmə/.
What is the plural of chama?
The plural of chama is chamas.

Words near chama in the dictionary

  1. Chalybes
  2. chalybite
  3. chalybites
  4. chalypsography
  5. cham
  6. chama
  7. chamaar
  8. chamaars
  9. Chamacoco
  10. Chamacocos
  11. chamade

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