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    twa
    noun
  • Twa
    Twa
    noun
    a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

twa

1 American  
[twah, twaw] / twɑ, twɔ /

noun

Scot.
  1. two.


Twa 2 American  
[twah] / twɑ /

noun

Twas plural
  1. a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


twa British  
/ twɔː, twe /

noun

  1. a Scot word for two

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“In pren twa plis letan qui mo ti think pou to arrive here.”

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

“In pren twa plis letan qui mo ti pense pou to arriv ici,” he said.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

"Diegel played a gude game, I'll noo say he dinna," remarked a grey professional as he rinsed his mouth, "but if he'd played twa times as weel again Hagen woulda fleetched him�the auld booggrrr."

From Time Magazine Archive

We came, the twa of us, upon my cousin Uwaine with his shield in cover—and didna recognize his blazon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

A voice made known that we twa were in need of them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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