khanga

/ (ˈkæŋɡə) /

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noun

a variant spelling of kanga

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Words nearby khanga

khamsin, khan, khanate, Khanbalik, khanda, khanga, Khania, khanjar, Khanka, khansamah, Khanty

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How to use khanga in a sentence

Verkan Vall stooped and wiped the knife on the dead man's clothes—another Khanga pirate gesture—and then returned it to Olirzon.
Last Enemy|Henry Beam Piper
The head woman had a tame khanga tolé or tufted guinea-fowl, with bluish instead of white spots.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone