kwanza

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑːnzə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

kwanza (plural kwanzas)

1. The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos.

See also

• Kwanzaa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cuanza, quanza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ
• Hyphenation: kwan‧za

Noun

kwanza m (plural kwanzas)

1. kwanza

Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: -moja, mosi     Ordinal: -a kwanza

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-a kwanza (invariable)

1. first

Verb

kwanza (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -anza

Alternative forms

• kuanza