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otjize

otjize noun: a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.

Noun

otjize (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.

Questions about otjize

What does otjize mean?
Otjize means a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.
What part of speech is otjize?
Otjize is a noun.

Words near otjize in the dictionary

  1. otitis media
  2. otitises
  3. OTJ
  4. otjisumeite
  5. Otjiwarongo
  6. otjize
  7. OTK
  8. otkaznik
  9. otkazniki
  10. otkazniks
  11. OTKed

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