karanga
English
Etymology
Noun
karanga (plural karangas)
- In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
- 2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, page 122:
- A karanga expert from within the manuhiri ope responds to the first karanga of the tangata whenua and indicates who they are.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese carango. Cognates with Kabuverdianu korótchi.
Noun
karanga
Swahili
Noun
karanga (n class, plural karanga)
- soft groundnut, peanut
- Synonym: njugunyasa
- clubs (suit of cards)
- Synonyms: pao, mavi ya mbuzi
See also
| Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text) | |||
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| makopa | uru | shupaza, majembe | pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi |
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