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noun
A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Sikhism
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noun
A colourful printed cotton garment worn by women in East Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A prison warder.
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Usage: slang
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History
From Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ (kaṅghā).
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *nkángà Swahili kangabor. English kanga Borrowed from Swahili kanga, from Proto-Bantu *nkángà.
From kangaroo, rhyming slang for screw.
