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单词 jua kali
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Jua Kalin.

Brit. /ˌdʒʊə ˈkali/, /ˌdjʊə ˈkali/, U.S. /ˌdʒʊə ˈkɑli/, /ˌdjʊə ˈkɑli/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, Jua Kalis.
Forms: also with lower-case initials.
Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili Jua Kali.
Etymology: < Swahili Jua Kali, lit. ‘parching sun’, referring to the outdoor nature of the work.
In Kenya: informal work of a kind typically performed outdoors, such as repairs, toolmaking, artisanship, etc.; (also) a person who performs such work. Frequently attributive.
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1986 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 28 Oct. ME/W1413/A2/3 Areas such as jua kali (open air) garages and workshops will be given emphasis.
1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 14/1 He said a committee would be formed to allocate Jua Kali sheds at Kiwandani and called on artisans to send their applications to the committee.
1995 Sci. Amer. July 66/1 Various governmental and international aid groups..continued to work with a loose consortium of craftspeople, called Jua Kali, or ‘Hot Sun’, to try to rectify the problems.
2004 J. Aniagolu-Johnson Mikela 59 The Jua Kalis made items like buckets, charcoal-burning stoves, and cooking spoons from scrap metal.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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