English Explanatory Dictionary

umkhwetha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Among the Xhosa, a young male undergoing a group circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood.

Word forms

umkhwetha abakwetha abakhwetha

Etymology

Xhosa

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