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mkeka

mkeka noun: the decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.

Noun

mkeka (plural mkekas)

  1. The decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.
    • Some African Americans use handmade, African mkekas. Some people weave their own mkekas at home. The mkeka is a very important symbol of Kwanzaa because all of the other holiday symbols rest upon it.2005, Christine Webster, How to Draw Kwanzaa Symbols, page 6

Forms of mkeka

pluralmkekas

Origin of mkeka

From Swahili mkeka.

Questions about mkeka

What does mkeka mean?
Mkeka means the decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.
What part of speech is mkeka?
Mkeka is a noun.
What is the plural of mkeka?
The plural of mkeka is mkekas.

Words near mkeka in the dictionary

  1. MK8D
  2. mkay
  3. MKD
  4. MKDD
  5. MKDS
  6. mkeka
  7. mkekas
  8. mkhali
  9. mkhare
  10. mkharebi
  11. Mkhedruli

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