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kata

noun

LanguageAntiguan and Barbudan Creole English (Antigua and Barbuda)

Meaning
  1. a type of cloth
  2. A padded ring or folded cloth placed on the head to support a load being carried. It makes carrying heavy items easier on the head.
Examples

She put har kata pon har head fo carry di basket.

She put her cloth ring on her head to carry the basket.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteHistorically used by women to balance loads while walking.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.