Definitions for kwanzas
kwanzas
kwan·za
Spelling: [kwahn-zuh]
IPA: /ˈkwɑn zə/
Kwanzas is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.
You can make 74 anagrams from letters in kwanzas (aaknswz).
Definitions for kwanzas
noun
-
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Angola, equal to 100 lwei: replaced the escudo in 1977.
-
Kwanzaa.
-
Cuanza.
-
a harvest festival celebrated from Dec. 26th until Jan. 1st in some African-American communities.
-
a river in central Angola, flowing NW and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
Origin of kwanzas
First recorded in 1965-70, Kwanzaa is from the Swahili word kwanza first
Examples for kwanzas
South of the kwanza is the volcanic mountain Caculo-Cabaza (3300 ft.).
Meanwhile the Dutch had made preparations for an advance up the kwanza.
In 1582 he removed to Masanganu, at the “meeting of the waters” of the Lukala and kwanza.