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amakweta

amakweta noun: an abakwetha.

Noun

amakweta (plural amakweta)

  1. (South Africa) An abakwetha.
    • I remembered the ligh fear with which, in my youth, we'd used to watch the groups of wandering amakweta on the farm, covered in white clay from head to foot and without a shred of clothing, except for a loincloth or a small penis sheath.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 297
    • The cultural conflict was highlighted by the fact that he had gone through the Xhosa amakwetha initiation rites with considerable distaste.2010, Dreyer Kruger, Dreams: And How to Understand Them, page 11

Forms of amakweta

pluralamakweta
alternative formamakwetha

Origin of amakweta

Apparently from a variant form of Xhosa abakwetha, showing a different plural class prefix.

Questions about amakweta

What does amakweta mean?
Amakweta means an abakwetha.
What part of speech is amakweta?
Amakweta is a noun.
What is the plural of amakweta?
The plural of amakweta is amakweta.

Words near amakweta in the dictionary

  1. amakinite
  2. Amakosa
  3. Amakosas
  4. amakosi
  5. amakwerekwere
  6. amakweta
  7. amakwetha
  8. Amal
  9. amala
  10. amalaita
  11. amalaitas

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