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Definition of makuti noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

makuti

noun

/mæˈkuːti/

/mæˈkuːti/

East African English [maˈkuti]

[plural] (East African English)

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the leaves of a palm tree, used as a material to make fences, baskets, etc. and roofs, especially on the coast of East Africa
- a makuti roof
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