kwaso
n.— «Police have confiscated 400 litres of homemade alcohol (commonly known as kwaso) worth $50,000 on the black market.» —“Police seize $50,000 worth of kwaso” by Arthur Wate Solomon Star (Solomon Islands) Aug. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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