kanzu

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noun

A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.

OriginSwahili kanz ← Arabic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounkanzu (plural kanzus)

plural kanzus

  1. A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.

    As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.

    2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395

Origin

  1. Arabic[Term?]
  2. Swahilikanz
  3. Englishkanzu

Borrowed from Swahili kanzu, borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

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Anagrams

Kunza
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APA

kanzu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanzu

MLA

“kanzu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanzu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kanzu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kanzu.

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