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What is another word for kanga?

Pronunciation: [kˈaŋɡə] (IPA)

Kanga is a Swahili term that refers to a traditional garment worn mostly by women in East Africa. This rectangular piece of cloth is usually draped over the body, with one end draped over the head or the shoulder. Kanga is also known as leso or khanga in East African countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The khanga is a traditional dress that can be worn as a skirt, dress, or scarf. Other synonyms for kanga include kitenge, ankara, chitenge, and wax print. These are all variations of African fabric used in clothing design. Each of these fabrics has unique designs and patterns that reflect the cultural heritage of the region.
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Somewhere hereabouts come the- 15, 16, 17. kanga, Mangree, and Gien; three undetermined vocabularies of the "Mithridates."
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
There, too, the ubiquitous guinea fowl, the spotted "kanga" that has given us so many blessed changes of diet, utters his strident call from the tops of big thorn trees.
"Sketches of the East Africa Campaign"
Robert Valentine Dolbey

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