kitenge

British  

/ kiːˈtɛŋɡɛ /

noun

1. 1. a thick cotton cloth measuring 114 × 213 cm (45 × 84 inches), used in making garments

   2. ( as modifier )

      a kitenge dress

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Etymology

Origin of kitenge

C20: from Swahili

Example Sentences

At Aweil Civil Hospital, fans are whirling overhead, and patients lie on almost bare beds covering themselves with pieces of traditional cloth, known as kitenge.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022

Wearing a navy blue hoodie and kitenge hair wrap, she tucked her bare feet under herself.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2021

Now Pendo is resting under a white sheet while her aunt, who wears a Chelsea FC T-shirt and a traditional kitenge wrap skirt, cradles the baby.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2017

Lying on the hospital bed draped in just a traditional kitenge, she drinks deeply from a pink plastic nursery cup of tea and then grips the side of the bed, back arched.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2017

Mom’s frocks were made in the brightly patterned East African fabrics known as kitenge, or igitenge.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana