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■ 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.
[ '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. 2004