Gunia
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A sack. Kenya
"The girls mentioned a difference in access to work based on gender. One girl said, "A boy takes his gunia (bag) and goes in front of the shops so that he is given used and waste papers and cartons to sell and get some money while a street girl can stay the whole day without even getting something to eat.[…]"
Example
More examples"The girls mentioned a difference in access to work based on gender. One girl said, "A boy takes his gunia (bag) and goes in front of the shops so that he is given used and waste papers and cartons to sell and get some money while a street girl can stay the whole day without even getting something to eat.[…]"
Etymology
From Swahili gunia, from Omani Arabic قُوْنِيَّة (gūniyya). Doublet of gunny.
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