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abakhwetha

abakhwetha is the plural of umkhwetha.

Meaning of umkhwetha

Noun

umkhwetha (plural abakwetha or abakhwetha)

  1. Among the Xhosa, a young male undergoing a group circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood.

Questions about abakhwetha

What is abakhwetha the plural of?
Abakhwetha is the plural of umkhwetha.

Words near abakhwetha in the dictionary

  1. ABAJ
  2. abaka
  3. Abakaliki
  4. Abakan
  5. abakas
  6. abakhwetha
  7. ABAKO
  8. Abakum
  9. Abakuá
  10. abakweta
  11. abakwetas

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