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has gloss | eng: Kitenge or chitenge is an African garment similar to sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling. They are also sometimes worn by men around the waist in hot weather. Kitenges (plural vitenge in Swahili; zitenge in Tonga) serve as an inexpensive, informal piece of clothing that is often decorated with a huge variety of colors, patterns and even political slogans. |
lexicalization | eng: kitenge |
instance of | (noun) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women skirt |
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has gloss | deu: Kitenge oder Chitenge (Plural vitenge auf Swahili) bezeichnet bunt bedruckten Stoff festerer Qualität, der in Ostafrika als Kleiderstoff für Blusen und Röcke, als Tragetuch und sogar als Kopfbedeckung verwendet wird. |
lexicalization | deu: Kitenge |
Italian | |
has gloss | ita: Il kitenge (plurale vitenge, in swahili) o chitenge (plurale zitenge, in tonga) è un indumento africano simile al kanga o al sarong asiatico, tipico della tradizione swahili e diffuso in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi e altri paesi. Viene indossato avvolto attorno ai fianchi o al busto, sulla testa come una bandana, o usato come fasciatura per i neonati. Come i kanga, i kitenge tendono a essere decorati con colori sgargianti, e la decorazione può comprendere una frase, scritta solitamente in caratteri maiuscoli. |
lexicalization | ita: kitenge |
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