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kwanza

/kwahn-zuh/US // ˈkwɑn zə //UK // (ˈkwænzə) //

宽扎,宽扎节

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural kwan·za, kwan·zas.

    • : a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Angola, equal to 100 lwei: replaced the escudo in 1977.

Examples

  • South of the Kwanza is the volcanic mountain Caculo-Cabaza (3300 ft.).

  • Meanwhile the Dutch had made preparations for an advance up the Kwanza.

  • In 1582 he removed to Masanganu, at the “meeting of the waters” of the Lukala and Kwanza.