kwanza

English

Etymology

Named after the Kwanza (Cuanza) River in Angola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɑːnzə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

kwanza (plural kwanzas)

  1. The currency of Angola, symbol Kz, divided into a hundred cêntimos.

See also

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.zɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ
  • Hyphenation: kwan‧za

Noun

kwanza m (plural kwanzas)

  1. kwanza

Swahili

Swahili numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: -moja, mosi
    Ordinal: -a kwanza

Pronunciation

Adjective

-a kwanza (invariable)

  1. first

Verb

kwanza (verbal noun of the ku class)

  1. infinitive of -anza

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