"kitenge" meaning in Swahili

See kitenge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kitenge.flac Forms: kitenge class VII [canonical], vitenge class VIII [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kitenge class VII (plural vitenge class VIII)
  1. An African garment similar to the sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist or as a headscarf or sling to carry a baby. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-kitenge-sw-noun-KESRxMg~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kitenge class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitenge class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kitenge class VII (plural vitenge class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "sw:Clothing",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An African garment similar to the sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist or as a headscarf or sling to carry a baby."
      ],
      "id": "en-kitenge-sw-noun-KESRxMg~",
      "links": [
        [
          "African",
          "African"
        ],
        [
          "garment",
          "garment"
        ],
        [
          "sarong",
          "sarong"
        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ],
        [
          "sling",
          "sling"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-kitenge.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kitenge"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kitenge class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitenge class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class VII nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "sw:Clothing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An African garment similar to the sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist or as a headscarf or sling to carry a baby."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "African",
          "African"
        ],
        [
          "garment",
          "garment"
        ],
        [
          "sarong",
          "sarong"
        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ],
        [
          "sling",
          "sling"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-kitenge.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac/Sw-ke-kitenge.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
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}

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