karamu

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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karamu

  1. The feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.

Anagrams

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Ngazidja Comorian

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Noun

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karamu class 9 (plural karamu class 10)

  1. banquet

References

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  • “karamu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَرَم (karam, “bounty, generosity”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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karamu (n class, plural karamu)

  1. feast, banquet
  2. party, celebration

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 260 Nr. 2419
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