disco matanga

noun

A funeral party, typically organized to raise funds for the burial

Meanings

noundisco matanga (plural disco matangas)

plural disco matangas

  1. KenyaA funeral party, typically organized to raise funds for the burial

    As a result of the low socio-economic conditions in Busia, ‘disco matanga’ aims at driving people to raise money for a deceased´s funeral.

    2021 September 6, “Tackling harmful cultural practices: Disco Matanga”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Terre des Hommes
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    Kilifi county women leaders have warned of an expected rise in teenage pregnancies among school-going girls in February 2023, following the lifting of the disco matanga ban by Public Service and Gender CS Aisha Jumwa.

    2022 December 24, Daniel Mwamburi, “Teens at risk of pregnancy after return of disco matanga, Kilifi women leaders warn”, in NTV

Origin

From disco + Swahili matanga (“funeral”).

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disco matanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20matanga

MLA

“disco matanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20matanga. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disco matanga,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disco%20matanga.

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