KANZU

kanzu

(noun) (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kanzu (plural kanzus)

A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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