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shukas

shukas is the plural of shuka.

Meaning of shuka

Noun

shuka (plural shukas)

  1. A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.
    • I don't know when the change to un-greased shukas took place, but images of Maasai in the 50s show some wearing loose, ungreased shukas—maybe earlier than that. Even now, some are greased and others not. “Cotton” shukas were worn up until the mid‐90s when the manufacturers switched to a woolly...2020, Donna Pido, quotee, edited by Jennifer Harris, A Companion to Textile Culture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 155

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Questions about shukas

What is shukas the plural of?
Shukas is the plural of shuka.

Words near shukas in the dictionary

  1. Shuilin
  2. shuiskite
  3. Shuitianhua
  4. shuk
  5. shuka
  6. shukas
  7. Shukla
  8. Shuklas
  9. Shukra
  10. Shukria
  11. shukto

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