kanzu
IPA: kˈænzu
noun
- A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
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Examples of "kanzu" in Sentences
- Through a rent in his white kanzu, which was glued to his body, his shoulder appeared, covered with
- 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.
- 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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