# chama

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃɑːmə/ · frequency rank #69,724

## Definitions
1. Any of several types of informal cooperative society.
2. Any of several types of informal cooperative society.

## Etymology
From Swahili chama (“organisation, society”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chama