machinga

== English == === Etymology === From Swahili Machinga, a small ethnic group living on the southern Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, whose members are known to work in the cities as itinerant traders. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈt͡ʃɪŋɡə/ === Noun === machinga (countable and uncountable, plural machingas) (Tanzania) A street vendor; a hawker. === References === “machinga, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2022.