mkeka

English

Etymology

From Swahili mkeka.

Noun

mkeka (plural mkekas)

  1. The decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.
    • 2005, Christine Webster, How to Draw Kwanzaa Symbols, page 6:
      Some African Americans use handmade, African mkekas. Some people weave their own mkekas at home. The mkeka is a very important symbol of Kwanzaa because all of the other holiday symbols rest upon it.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mkeka class III (plural mikeka class IV)

  1. plaited mat
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