kudos /'kjuidDs; NAmE 'ku:da:s/ noun [U] the admiration and respect that goes with a particular achievement or position (

: the kudos of playing for such a famous team

wmzwAmMm sazi prestige

kudu /’kuidu:/ noun {pi kudu, kudus) a large greyish or brownish African antelope with white stripes on its sides. The male kudu has long twisted horns. & $ fk

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Ku Klux Klan /,ku: klAks 'klaen/ noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] {abbr. KKK) a secret organization of white men in the southern states of the US who use violence to oppose social change and equal rights for black people £Kt

kulfi /'kolfi/ noun [C, U] a type of S Asian ice cream, usually served in the shape of a cone (   ^ <?K

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Kumbh Mela /,kum 'meila/ noun [u] a Hindu bathing festival that takes place every twelve years and is held on the river banks of any of the holy cities of Allahabad, Hardwar, Nasik or Ujjain

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kum quaf /'kAmkwnt; NAmE -kwart/ noun a fruit like a very small orange with sweet skin that is eaten, and sour flesh

kung fu /.kAi] 'fu:/ noun [U] (from Chinese) a Chinese system of fighting without weapons, similar to karate

kurta /'k3:ta; NAmE 'k3:rta/ noun a loose shirt, worn by men or women in S Asia J% faffed,

mm, 8 ££50,

kvetch /kvetJ7 verb [V] {NAmE, informal) to complain about sth all the time % Ji jfi & ; & M $t # M HE3

MOAN, WHINE

kW abbr. (in writing) kilowatt(s) ( ) AR: a

2kW electric fire * 2

kwaito /'kwaitau; NAmE -too/ noun [U] a type of popular South African dance music, often with words that are spoken rather than sung ®      f H ffi,

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Kwan zaa /'kwaenza:/ noun [U] a cultural festival that is celebrated in the US by some African Americans from December 26 to January l S4t15f ( “IMf iftliifUSAT 12 n 26 0       1J? 1 0 mitt.0 ) tSHHia From a

phrase in Swahili that means ‘first fruits’. SUrR#!! ig, MA  o

kwashi or kor /.kwDjToikoifr); .kwaej-; NAmE ,kwa:fi- 'oirkar/ noun [U] a dangerous form of malnutrition that is caused by not eating enough protein

m-,

kwela /'kwela/ noun [U] a type of South African jazz music in which the main part is usually played on a penny whistle (= a type of long whistle with holes in it that you can cover with your fingers to produce different notes) £££Ji (

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kWh abbr. {pi kWh) (in writing) kilowatt-hour(s) ( 45

) ARN\ -it ( * )

KWIC /kwik/ abbr. {computing if) keyword in context (used to describe a way of displaying the results of a computer search where the word searched for is shown in the middle with text on each side) ±T4t|*|^il^ (

kyle /kail/ noun (in Scotland) a channel of sea water (       the Kyle ofLochalsh

kylie /'kaili/ noun {.AustralE) a boomerang (UAH;