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kanzu

kanzu noun: a white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.

Noun

kanzu (plural kanzus)

  1. A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
    • As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395

Forms of kanzu

pluralkanzus

Origin of kanzu

Borrowed from Swahili kanzu, borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Questions about kanzu

What does kanzu mean?
Kanzu means a white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
What part of speech is kanzu?
Kanzu is a noun.
What is the plural of kanzu?
The plural of kanzu is kanzus.

Words near kanzu in the dictionary

  1. Kanzler
  2. Kanzlers
  3. kanzo
  4. kanzonol
  5. kanzonols
  6. kanzu
  7. kanzuri
  8. kanzus
  9. Kanéka
  10. Kao
  11. Kao Hsiung

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