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dukawallah

dukawallah noun: indian shopkeeper.

Noun

dukawallah (plural dukawallahs)

  1. (Africa, East, South Africa) Indian shopkeeper.

Forms of dukawallah

pluraldukawallahs

Origin of dukawallah

From Swahili duka meaning shop + wallah from Hindi वाला meaning person in charge

Questions about dukawallah

What does dukawallah mean?
Dukawallah means indian shopkeeper.
What part of speech is dukawallah?
Dukawallah is a noun.
What is the plural of dukawallah?
The plural of dukawallah is dukawallahs.

Words near dukawallah in the dictionary

  1. Dukarts
  2. dukas
  3. Dukasian
  4. dukat
  5. dukats
  6. dukawallah
  7. dukawallahs
  8. duke
  9. Duke blue
  10. Duke blues
  11. duke cherries

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