Swahili
kikoi
ki-KO-i
How to say it
Swahilikikoiki-KO-isoon
Englishloinclothsoon
Frenchpagnesoon
Meaning
a white loincloth with a colored border, traditionally worn by men on the East African coast.
Good to know
white loincloth (with colored border)
Examples
- Alivaa kikoi wakati wa likizo ufukweni.He wore a kikoi during his holiday at the beach.
- Kikoi hiki kina rangi gani ukingoni?What color does this kikoi have on its border?
- Hakuvaa kikoi kwenye sherehe ile rasmi.He did not wear a kikoi at that formal occasion.
- Wavuvi wengi huvaa vikoi wanapokwenda baharini.Many fishermen wear kikoi when they go to sea.
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