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mapiko

mapiko noun: a traditional masked dance of the Makonde, associated with coming-of-age rituals.

Noun

mapiko (uncountable)

  1. A traditional masked dance of the Makonde, associated with coming-of-age rituals.
    • Now, after a protracted civil war and the establishment of multiparty democracy, the mapiko tradition is thriving in freestyle mode.2007 November 2, Holland Cotter, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Questions about mapiko

What does mapiko mean?
Mapiko means a traditional masked dance of the Makonde, associated with coming-of-age rituals.
What part of speech is mapiko?
Mapiko is a noun.

Words near mapiko in the dictionary

  1. maphosphamide
  2. Maphra
  3. maphrian
  4. maphrodite
  5. maphrodites
  6. mapiko
  7. mapimite
  8. mapinastine
  9. Mapingian
  10. mapinguari
  11. mapinguaris

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