English Explanatory Dictionary

abakwetha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young Xhosa man undergoing the ritual initiation into manhood.
  2. The traditional initiation period into manhood.
  3. plural of umkhwetha

Word forms

abakwetha abakwethas abakweta

Etymology

From Xhosa abakwetha, from aba- + kwetha (“initiate”).

Synonyms

amakweta
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