kwassa kwassa

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈkwɑs.ə ˈkwɑs.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dance rhythm from the Congo (DRC), where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips. uncountable
    — Civic spaces for youth like the kwassa kwassa dance classes are often talked about in the township within frames like morality and health.
  2. A traditional flat-bottomed, wooden fishing boat used primarily in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (so called because it is "very shaky"). uncountable
    — Day after day, never-ending human tragedies are played out as people risk their lives trying to reach Mayotte in overloaded, rickety kwassa-kwassa boats to see family members, place their children in school, visit a health center, sell products on the market or find an odd job.

词源

Perhaps from the French quoi ça? (“what is it?”).
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