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kente

[ken-te]

noun arts culture

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. a traditional woven fabric featuring colorful geometric patterns
Examples

The kente you wear look very fine.

The kente you are wearing looks very nice.

Dem go wear kente for the wedding.

They will wear kente for the wedding.

Pronunciationken-te

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteThis word is used to identify a specific type of cultural cloth often worn at celebrations.

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