KWACHA


Meaning of KWACHA in English

[ 'kwα:tʃə ]

■ noun the basic monetary unit of Zambia and Malawi, equal to 100 ngwee in Zambia and 100 tambala in Malawi.

Origin

from a Bantu word meaning 'dawn', used as a Zambian nationalist slogan calling for a new ‘dawn’ of freedom.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.