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    Kreyòl headword

    Bonswa

    /bon-SWAH/

    Interjection
    In English
    Good afternoon; good evening
    Definition
    Greeting used from around midday onward, through the afternoon and evening.
    Example
    Bonswa, madanm. (Good afternoon, ma'am.)
    Origin
    From French bonsoir.

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