mkeka

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noun

The decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.

OriginSwahili mkeka →
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Meanings

nounmkeka (plural mkekas)

plural mkekas

  1. The decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.

    Some African Americans use handmade, African mkekas. Some people weave their own mkekas at home. The mkeka is a very important symbol of Kwanzaa because all of the other holiday symbols rest upon it.

    2005, Christine Webster, How to Draw Kwanzaa Symbols, page 6

Origin

  1. Swahilimkeka
  2. Englishmkeka

From Swahili mkeka.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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