e/Kitenge

New Query

Information
has glosseng: 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.
lexicalizationeng: kitenge
instance of(noun) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
skirt
Meaning
German
has glossdeu: 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.
lexicalizationdeu: Kitenge
Italian
has glossita: 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.
lexicalizationita: kitenge
Media
media:imgKitenge.jpg

Query

Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


Lexvo © 2008-2025 Gerard de Melo.   Contact   Legal Information / Imprint