Meaning of kumukango, a popular Luhya word from the Bukusu. Learn origin, find synonyms and variations from different Luhya dialects, and links to stories to deepen your cultural understanding.
Kumukango
noun
Plural: Kimikango
Variations: Mbango (Maragoli dialect)
Informal:
Definitions of kumukango
- A cooking stick made by curving local wood. Today, it is normally bought premade. It is used to stir vegetables when cooking or mixing flour when cooking obusuma.
- Informal: Culturally kumukango symbolizes the male organ in matrimony, with the cooking pot signifying the female reproductive system as follows:
- The brim – The cervix.
- The belly – The fundus of the uterus.
Synonyms
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Origin
Bukusu language.
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