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Gnawa

Gnawa noun: any member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco.

gnawa: any member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco
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Noun

Gnawa (plural Gnawas or Gnawa)

  1. Any member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco.

Forms of Gnawa

pluralGnawas
pluralGnawa
alternative formGnaoua

Origin of Gnawa

From French Gnaoua, from Moroccan Arabic ڭناوة (gnāwa), from Tashelhit agnaw (“stutterer, a person of sub-Saharan origin”).

Questions about Gnawa

What does Gnawa mean?
Gnawa means any member of an ethnic group and Sufi religious order in Morocco.
What part of speech is Gnawa?
Gnawa is a noun.
What is the plural of Gnawa?
The plural of Gnawa is Gnawas.

Words near Gnawa in the dictionary

  1. gnaur
  2. gnaurs
  3. Gnaviyani
  4. gnaw
  5. gnaw someone's vitals
  6. Gnawa
  7. gnawable
  8. Gnawas
  9. gnawed
  10. gnawed someone's vitals
  11. gnawer

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