Definition of kikoi in English:
 kikoi
nounPlural kikois kɪˈkɔɪkɪˈkɔɪ
mass noun1A distinctive East African striped cloth with an end fringe.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  A kikoi - a stripy piece of cotton cloth from Kenya - but a sarong or some such would do as well.
 -  Kenya stands to lose the name Kikoi, associated with locally made fabrics.
 
- 1.1count noun A garment made of kikoi, worn around the waist.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Men wore a striped cloth (kikoi) around the waist that hung to the knees.
 -  Folded into a narrow strip, our traditional Tanzanian sarong (or ‘kikoi’) makes an ideal central dressing for the refectory table; with this in place as an ‘inspiration piece’, the ideas fairly flow from us.
 -  He tucked it into a kikoi wrapped round his waist.
 -  The wind blows huge squalls of fine grey sand everywhere, so kikois (large cotton scarves) are wrapped around our heads, Lawrence of Arabia style.