Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Kuznetsovsk Former name of Varash: a city and raion of Rivne Oblast, in western Ukraine. Kuznia A surname from Polish. Kuzniar A surname from Polish. Kuznicki A surname from Polish. kuzumochi Mochi cakes made of kudzu powder or from Lactobacillales-fermented wheat starch, a speciality dish local to certain wards of Tokyo, served chilled and topped with kuromitsu and kinako. kuzushiji An ancient Japanese cursive script. Kvamme A surname from Norwegian. kvanefjeldite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal violet pink mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Kvaradona Nickname of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (born 2001), Georgian professional footballer. Kvarken The narrow region in the Gulf of Bothnia separating the Bothnian Bay (the inner part of the gulf) from the Bothnian Sea. Kvarner A geographical region of Croatia. kvass A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs. Kvasyliv A rural settlement in Rivne urban hromada, Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, first mentioned in 1445 kvell To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat. Kven A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway. Kvenland An ancient area of Fennoscandia and Scandinavia. Kvernvik A surname from Norwegian. kvetch To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. kvetcher A person who kvetches; a complainer, kvetch. kvetching Persistent complaining. kvetchy persistently whining or complaining kvevri A large earthenware vessel originally from Georgia, used for the fermentation and storage of wine, often buried below ground level or set into the floors of large wine cellars. Kvinesdal A municipality of Agder, Norway. Kvirikashvili A transliteration of the Georgian surname კვირიკაშვილი (ḳviriḳašvili). Kviring A surname. kvitl A note with a (general or specific) petitionary prayer, used in Hasidic Judaism. kvlt True to the ideology of black metal or a stereotypical manifestation of that subculture. kvutza A Jewish communal settlement, primarily in Israel before it became a modern state. Kwa A group of languages spoken in the Niger and Congo regions. kwaai bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce kwacha Malawi's major currency unit, equivalent to 100 tambala. kwaito A style of music featuring words chanted over house music, originating in Johannesburg during the 1990s. Kwaj Kwajalein island; Kwajalein atoll. Kwajalein Kwajalein atoll. Kwak A surname. Kwakiutl Synonym of Kwakwaka'wakw. Kwalhioqua Synonym of Willapa. kwalliso A labour and concentration camp operated by North Korea, especially used for political prisoners. Kwame A male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina. Kwamera A language of Tanna, Vanuatu. kwan A school of Korean martial arts. KwaNdebele A bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Ndebele people. Kwang An East Chadic language spoken in Chad. kwanga A type of Congolese pap made from manioc Kwangchow Dated spelling of Guangzhou. Kwangmyong The national intranet service of North Korea opened in the early 2000s. kwangoside A particular steroid glycoside. kwanjula A betrothal ceremony in Ugandan culture. Kwantlen Any member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia. Kwantrell A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. Kwanyama A Bantu language spoken in Angola and Namibia. kwanza The currency of Angola, symbol Kz, divided into a hundred cêntimos. Kwanzaa A week-long African-American cultural holiday held between December 26 and January 1. Kwara A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ilorin. Kwarteng A surname from Akan kwashiorkor A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet. kwashiorkored Suffering from kwashiorkor. kwashiorkoric Exhibiting the features of kwashiorkor; kwashiorkor-like. Kwasi A male given name from Akan. Kwasnik A surname from Polish. Kwasny A surname from Polish. kwaso moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink kwassa A small fishing boat used in parts of Africa. kwati A soup of mixed sprouted beans. kwatuma A moray eel. Kwaussie A person who has both Australian and New Zealand citizenship or descent. Kwavi A dialect of Maasai spoken by the Parakuyo or Baraguyu people of Tanzania. Kwaza An endangered language of Brazil. kwazoku A Meiji-era Japanese noble, one who would formerly have been classed as a samurai or a daimyo. KwaZulu A former bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a homeland for the Zulu people. Kwe A Bantu ethnic group of Cameroon. kwedini A young boy, especially a Xhosa. kwee A Chinese surname from Hokkien. kween A queen. Kweiping Synonym of Guiping. Kweisui Former name of Hohhot. kwela A style of music, first played in the townships, whose principal instrument is the penny whistle. kweng A physically attractive woman. Kweni Synonym of Guro. Kwentoh A surname. Kwere A people from the coast of Tanzania. kwerekwere A foreign visitor to a township. KWF The station code of Kwai Fong in Hong Kong. KWH The station code of Kwai Hing in Hong Kong. Kwiakah First Nation of British Columbia in Canada, traditionally based around Phillips Arm and Stuart Island, and part of the Lekwiltok. Kwiatek A surname from Polish. Kwiatkowski A surname from Polish. Kwiecien A surname from Polish. Kwiecinski A surname from Polish. Kwietniewo A village in the Gmina of Rychliki, Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. Kwikwetlem An Indigenous tribe located in British Columbia, Canada. kwila Intsia bijuga Kwinana A suburban area south of Perth, Western Australia. Kwok A surname from Cantonese. Kwoma A member of a people of northeastern New Guinea, inhabiting the Peilungupo mountains north of the Sepik River. Kwon A surname from Chinese. Kwong A surname. kwongan A plant community found in western Australia. Kwot A surname. KWT The station code of Kwun Tong in Hong Kong. kwukyel Abbreviated Chinese characters used to represent Korean grammatical items, inserted into a Chinese-character (Classical Chinese or itwu) text. kwyjibo A particular yo-yo trick. KX King's Cross (a railway station in London) ky A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine. kyaa An expression of surprise or dismay. kyabajo A hostess at a kyabakura kyabakura A kind of Japanese club where hostesses are paid to entertain and drink and talk with customers. Kyabram A town in the Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton, northern Victoria, Australia kyack A packsack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle. kyai A Javanese Islamic cleric or expert on Islam. Kyaingtong A town in Shan State, Burma, formerly known as Kengtung Kyakhta A town, the administrative centre of the Kyakhtinsky District, Buryatia, Russia, on the border between Russia and Mongolia. Kyalite A locality in the Balranald council area and the Murray River council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia. kyan A hot sauce prepared from cayenne pepper. kyanisation British standard spelling of kyanization. kyanite A blue neosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, found in metamorphic rocks. kyanitic Containing or relating to the mineral kyanite. kyanization The act or process of kyanizing. kyanize To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride Kyanna A female given name originating as a coinage. kyanol Aniline. kyanoxalite A pale blue hexagonal mineral containing aluminium, hydrogen, sodium, carbon, oxygen and silicon. kyar A car. kyaraben A style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants. kyarn Carrion or anything foul-smelling, offal, manure. Kyarran A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. kyat The official currency of Myanmar. kyathos A style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle. kyaung A kind of Buddhist monastery in Burma/Myanmar. Kyaw A surname. kyawthuite An extremely rare bismuth antimonate gem, chemical formula Bi³⁺Sb⁵+O₄. Kybartai A city in Marijampolė, Lithuania. Kybeyan A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. kybo An outside toilet; an outhouse. Kyburz An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States. KYD One thousand yards, a unit of measurement. kydst knows (second-person singular) kye Cocoa (the drink). Kyeamba A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Kyeemagh A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia. Kyer A surname. Kyger A surname from German. Kyi A surname. kyiv The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast. Kyivan Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine). Kyivite Of, from or pertaining to Kyiv. Kyivskyi A raion in eastern Ukraine, part of the Donetsk oblast, named after the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, located far to the west. Kyjiv The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast. kykeon An Ancient Greek drink made mainly of water, barley and herbs. Closely tied to Demeter and the seasonal celebrations of Crete. Kyker A surname.