jikon.
/ˈdʒiːkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒikoʊ/, East African English /ˈdʒiko/ East African.
A type of portable charcoal or wood-burning stove, typically made of metal with a ceramic lining, used for cooking and heating.
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1973 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 26 June 416 It is not unhygienic for people to have jikos in their houses.
1992 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Nov. e16 By the end of 1990, widespread adoption of the Kenyan ceramic jiko stove resulted in a reduced national demand for charcoal.
2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 9 Mar. When I peeked into the kitchen,..I saw a blackened sufuria of githeri heating up on a jiko.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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