igitenge
ee-gee-TEH-ngeh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitengeee-gee-TEH-ngehsoon
Englishkitenge, wax-print clothsoon
Frenchpagne, tissu waxsoon
Meaning
A length of brightly printed cotton cloth worn by women as a wrap skirt or sewn into dresses and shirts.
Good to know
Plural ibitenge. Worn at ceremonies and weddings; kudoda igitenge is to make clothes from it. From Swahili kitenge.
Examples
- Yambaye igitenge gishya ku munsi w'ubukwe.She wore a new kitenge on the wedding day.
- Umudozi yamudodeye ishati mu gitenge.The tailor made him a shirt from kitenge cloth.
- Abagore bo muri korali bambaye ibitenge bisa.The women in the choir wore matching kitenge wraps.
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