karamu

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swahili karamu (“feast, banquet”).

Noun

karamu

1. The feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori karamū.

Noun

karamu

1. (New Zealand) Any of several species of Coprosma trees and shrubs found in New Zealand.
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin 1986, p. 340:

     He shuts his eyes, and drops the twig of karamu he holds in his left hand.

Anagrams

• Kumara, kumara

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

karamu class 9 (plural karamu class 10)

1. banquet

References

• “karamu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَم (karam, “bounty, generosity”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

karamu class IX (plural karamu class X)

1. feast, banquet
2. party, celebration