Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, usually white garment worn by men in Africa.
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- noun (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We were also welcomed into the house of a local family, who gave Jason a kanzu (a traditional Muslim white robe that falls all the way to the floor) and gave me a beautiful light-weight kanga that I could use to cover myself more comfortably than the heavy ones I use on the mainland.
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We were also welcomed into the house of a local family, who gave Jason a kanzu (a traditional Muslim white robe that falls all the way to the floor) and gave me a beautiful light-weight kanga that I could use to cover myself more comfortably than the heavy ones I use on the mainland.
welcome to 2008... jen 2008
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Through a rent in his white kanzu, which was glued to his body, his shoulder appeared, covered with
Sacrifice Stephen French Whitman
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Underneath he wore the kanzu, the under robe of fine white cotton, embroidered round the neck with a bit of red needlework, and reaching to his boots of soft, black leather.
Sacrifice Stephen French Whitman
qms commented on the word kanzu
Old Ernest's odd look is brand new:
He sports now a grand Fu Manchu
And thinks it is chic
To foster mystique
By wearing a flowing kanzu.
Find out more about Ernest Bafflewit
February 11, 2017