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kikwembe

kikwembe noun: a type of wraparound cloth worn by women in the Congo.

Noun

kikwembe (plural kikwembe)

  1. A type of wraparound cloth worn by women in the Congo.
    • Another younger woman, well-dressed in a full Zairian woman's kikwembe suit, came in with a smiling face, eager to see the child.1999, Nancy Rose Hunt, A Colonial Lexicon, page 292
    • Beatrice had only one light blanket and a few kikwembe that she used for clothes, swaddling children, and lying on.2011, Jason K Stearns, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Public Affairs, published 2012, page 37

Forms of kikwembe

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Questions about kikwembe

What does kikwembe mean?
Kikwembe means a type of wraparound cloth worn by women in the Congo.
What part of speech is kikwembe?
Kikwembe is a noun.
What is the plural of kikwembe?
The plural of kikwembe is kikwembe.

Words near kikwembe in the dictionary

  1. kikuyu grasses
  2. kikuyugrass
  3. kikuyugrasses
  4. Kikuyuland
  5. Kikuyus
  6. kikwembe
  7. Kikwit
  8. kikyo
  9. kikyou
  10. Kil
  11. kila

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