mkeka means the decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Swahili mkeka.
noun
- The decorative mat on which ceremonial symbols are laid out during Kwanzaa celebrations.“Some African Americans use handmade, African mkekas. Some people weave their own mkekas at home. The mkeka is a very important symbol of Kwanzaa because all of the other holiday symbols rest upon it.”