kente

[ ken-tey ]

noun

1. a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African American pride:

   Thousands of vivid shirts made a sea of kente along the parade route.

   I hadn't realized there was so much kente cloth in all of Manhattan.

kente

/ ˈkɛntɪ /

noun

1. Also calledkente cloth a brightly coloured handwoven cloth of Ghana, usually with some gold thread
2. the toga made of this cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of kente¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Twi

Word History and Origins

Origin of kente¹

from a Ghanaian language, possibly Akan

Example Sentences

The women had on long dresses made of orange, black, and green African Kente cloths with matching headdresses.

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