a long garment, usually white, with long sleeves, worn by E African men
Word origin
C20: from Swahili
kanzu in American English
(ˈkænzuː)
noun
a long, usually white robe worn esp. by men in central and eastern Africa
Word origin
[1900–05; ‹ Swahili]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, clone, decompression, desensitize, hydroplane