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kwan|za
kwan|za «KWAHN zuh», noun, plural -zas.
the unit of money of Angola, equal to 100 Iweis: »

The Finance Ministry announced the introduction of a new currency, the kwanza (named after the nation's main river), to replace the Portuguese escudo (Thomas H. Henrikson).

[perhaps related to Swahili kwanza; see Kwanza (Cf.Kwanza)]
Kwan|za or Kwan|zaa «KWAHN zuh», noun.
an annual Afro-American cultural festival celebrated during the seven-day period from December 26 to January 1.
[< Swahili kwanza, infinitive of anza to begin]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.