karamu

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noun

The feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.

OriginSwahili karamu →
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Meanings

karamu1

noun
  1. The feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.

    We're going to party, karamu, fiesta, forever

    1983, Lionel Richie, “All Night Long”, in Can't Slow Down

karamu2

noun
  1. New ZealandAny of several species of Coprosma trees and shrubs found in New Zealand.

    He shuts his eyes, and drops the twig of karamu he holds in his left hand.

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 340

Origin

karamu · noun

  1. Swahilikaramu
  2. Swahilikaramu
  3. Englishkaramu

Borrowed from Swahili karamu (“feast, banquet”).

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karamu · noun

  1. Māorikaramū
  2. Englishkaramu

Borrowed from Māori karamū.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kumaraKamaru
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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