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bwana

noun
bwa·​na | \ ˈbwä-nə How to pronounce bwana (audio) \

Definition of bwana

: master, boss

First Known Use of bwana

1874, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bwana

Swahili, from Arabic abūna our father

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