kadogo
kadogo noun: a child soldier. Usually refers to the eastern Congolese rebel armies that used numerous child soldiers.
Noun
kadogo (plural kadogos or kadogo)
- A child soldier. Usually refers to the eastern Congolese rebel armies that used numerous child soldiers.
- In brief, the kadogos and the Angolans had different sets of grievances, yet they both converged on the same target.2009, René Lemarchand, The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa, Philadelphia, page 239
- In the early months of 1998, Kabila's army was a loose pastiche of kadogo, Katangan Tigers, and new recruits.2011, Jason K Stearns, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, PublicAffairs, published 2012, page 183
Forms of kadogo
| plural | kadogos |
|---|---|
| plural | kadogo |
Origin of kadogo
Borrowed from Swahili kadogo.
Questions about kadogo
- What does kadogo mean?
- Kadogo means a child soldier. Usually refers to the eastern Congolese rebel armies that used numerous child soldiers.
- What part of speech is kadogo?
- Kadogo is a noun.
- What is the plural of kadogo?
- The plural of kadogo is kadogos.
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