Rwala

noun

Rwa·​la

variants or Ruwala or Ruwalla

rəˈwälə

or less commonly Ruala

rüˈälə

plural Rwala or Rwalas or Ruwala or Ruwalas or Ruwalla or Ruwallas

: a member of an Arabian people regarded as true Bedouins and related to the Anezeh group of peoples

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1817, in the meaning defined above

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