kanzu

[ kan-zoo ]

noun

1. a long, usually white robe worn especially by men in central and eastern Africa.

kanzu

/ ˈkænzʊ /

noun

1. a long garment, usually white, with long sleeves, worn by E African men

Word History and Origins

Origin of kanzu¹

Borrowed into English from Swahili around 1900–05

Word History and Origins

Origin of kanzu¹

C20: from Swahili

Example Sentences

Pictures from the magistrate's court in eastern Uganda show him dressed in a white tunic, or kanzu, and walking with the aid of a crutch under his right arm.

From BBC

Co-star Daniel Kaluuya, an Oscar nominee for his star turn in Get Out, arrived wearing a kanzu, the formal tunic of his Ugandan ancestry.

From Time

Underneath he wore the kanzu, the under robe of fine white cotton, embroidered round the neck with a bit of red needlework, and reaching to his boots of soft, black leather.

From Project Gutenberg

Through a rent in his white kanzu, which was glued to his body, his shoulder appeared, covered with a black encrustation.

From Project Gutenberg