karamu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili karamu (“feast, banquet”).

Noun

karamu

  1. The feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.

Anagrams

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

karamu class 9 (plural karamu class 10)

  1. banquet

References
  • “karamu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَم (karam, “bounty, generosity”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

karamu (n class, plural karamu)

  1. feast, banquet
  2. party, celebration

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 260 Nr. 2419
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