kyphosus sectatrix
- n food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
kwakiutl
- n a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
- n a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl
kwan-yin
- n (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
kwangchow
- n a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
kwangju
- n city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
kwanza
- n the basic unit of money in Angola
- n a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
kwanzaa
- n a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
kwashiorkor
- n severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
kwazulu-natal
- n a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
kweek
- n trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
kwela
- n a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments