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bwana

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbwɑːnə/Sorted aabnwStarts with BEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Big boss, important person.

Word origin

Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Doublet of abbot.

Used in a sentence

  • It is Jim C.’s custom always to say “Up Simba” in a fake-deep bwana voice as he hefts the camera to his right shoulder […]

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