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Swahili

kisarawanda

kee-sah-rah-WAHN-dah

How to say it

Swahilikisarawandakee-sah-rah-WAHN-dahsoon
Englishsheetsoon
Frenchdrapsoon

Meaning

a special sheet spread on the marital bed on the wedding night.

Good to know

Traditional/cultural term.

Examples

  • Wazazi walimwandalia bibi arusi kisarawanda kipya.The parents prepared a new wedding sheet for the bride.
  • Kisarawanda kilipambwa kwa maua siku ya harusi.The wedding sheet was decorated with flowers on the wedding day.
  • Desturi hii ya kisarawanda bado inafuatwa vijijini.This wedding-sheet tradition is still followed in villages.

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