kete

K5E1T1E1

noun

A traditional Maori woven basket.

OriginMāori kete →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

kete1

nounkete (plural ketes)

plural ketes

  1. New ZealandA traditional Maori woven basket.First known use 19th c.

    He leans over his seat and picks up the kete, full of sandwiches and teamaking gear.

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 157

Kete2

proper noun
  1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Origin

  1. Māorikete
  2. Englishkete

From Māori kete.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tekekeetteek
Cite this entry
APA

kete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kete

MLA

“kete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kete. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kete,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kete.

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