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Khaki
Khaki (Urdu khākī, 'dust-colored') is a dull yellowish-brown to greenish color and a strong twilled cotton cloth, adopted by the British Indian Army's Corps of Guides from 1846–48 and official for British troops overseas in 1897, later a civilian staple (chinos, Dockers).
Khanh Ong
Khanh Ong (born 1993) is an Australian chef, presenter, author and former DJ, born in an Indonesian refugee camp to Vietnamese parents. MasterChef Australia seasons 10 (3rd) and 12 (9th), The George on Collins co-owner, Survivor Blood v Water, I'm a Celebrity 2024, author of A Gay Guy's Guide to Life Love Food.
Khmer silk ikat
Khmer silk ikat, called hol in Khmer, is a Cambodian technique of tie-dyeing patterns into silk weft threads before weaving, used for skirts and temple hangings.
Khoa (खोया)
Khoa (खोया), also called khoya or mawa, is the Indian heat-desiccated whole-milk product with 55-65% total solids, made in Pindi, Danedar, and Dhap varieties and used as the base of burfi, peda, and gulab jamun.
Kibbeh (كبة)
Kibbeh (كبة), also kubba, is a Middle Eastern dish family of bulgur-meat paste eaten raw, fried as stuffed torpedoes, baked in trays, or simmered; Aleppo alone claims over 70 types, with variants across Iraq, Turkey, and Cyprus.
Kidada Jones
Kidada Jones (born 1974), American fashion designer, stylist, and actress, daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton; Tommy Hilfiger muse 1994-2002, Snoop Dogg clothing line, and Disney's Kidada for Disney Couture designer.
Kids Baking Championship
Kids Baking Championship is an American reality baking competition on Food Network, premiering in 2015, in which young bakers face themed dessert challenges judged by Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli.
Kielbasa
Kielbasa (kiełbasa) is the Polish word for sausage and a family of Polish meat products, usually smoked pork with marjoram and garlic; in American English it names one smoked U-shaped sausage, unlike the broad Polish category.
Kiko Mizuhara (水原希子)
Kiko Mizuhara (水原希子, Audrie Kiko Daniel), born 1990 in Dallas and raised in Kobe, is a Japanese-American model, actress, designer, and singer; Seventeen winner 2003, Norwegian Wood debut 2010, brands OK and kiiks.
Kilim
A kilim (Persian: gelim, گلیم) is a flat-woven rug made without knots or pile, its geometric patterns formed entirely by weft threads across Anatolia, Iran, and Central Asia.
Kilroy was here
Kilroy was here is World War II American military graffiti of a long-nosed man peeking over a wall, attributed to shipyard inspector James J. Kilroy and merged with the British Mr. Chad doodle.
Kilt
The kilt is a knee-length, wrap-around garment with heavy pleats at the back, made of tartan cloth and first recorded in the 16th century as Highland dress.
Kim Jones (designer)
Kim Jones (born 1979, London) is a British fashion designer, Central Saint Martins graduate, and former men's artistic director at Louis Vuitton (2011–2018), Dior Men (2018–2025), and Fendi womenswear/couture (2020–2024), known for the 2017 Supreme collaboration and streetwear-tailoring fusion.
Kimbal Musk
Kimbal Musk (born 1972), South African-born entrepreneur, chef, and Tesla board member, younger brother of Elon Musk; co-founded Zip2, The Kitchen restaurant group, Square Roots urban farming, and the Big Green school-garden nonprofit.
Kimchi (김치)
Kimchi (김치), Korea's fermented cabbage and radish dish seasoned with red pepper, garlic, and jeotgal; Codex-standardized since 2001, kimjang inscribed by UNESCO in 2013; distinguished from sauerkraut by lower acidity and carbonation.
Kimono (着物)
The kimono (着物, 'thing to wear') is Japan's T-shaped, straight-seamed wrap garment secured with an obi. It evolved from the Heian kosode, became universal dress by the Edo period, and is now mainly ceremonial.
Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons (born 1975, St. Louis), now Kimora Lee, is an American model, designer, and founder of Baby Phat, the billion-dollar women's streetwear brand launched in 1999; Chanel muse to Karl Lagerfeld at 13 and reality TV star.
Kinder Bueno
Kinder Bueno is a Ferrero chocolate snack bar launched in 1990 (some Ferrero documents say 1992): crispy wafer, hazelnut cream filling, milk chocolate coating with dark chocolate drizzle; variants include White, Dark, and ice cream lines.
Kinder Joy
Kinder Joy is a Ferrero candy sold in a plastic egg with one half holding a treat and the other a surprise toy, launched in Italy in 2001.
Kinder Surprise
Kinder Surprise (Kinder Sorpresa, kinder Überraschung) is Ferrero's 1974 chocolate egg with a toy in a plastic capsule inside, sold in over 70 countries but banned in the US, where Kinder Joy is the compliant alternative.
King cake
King cake (galette des rois, gâteau des rois) is a ring-shaped cinnamon or brioche pastry eaten from Epiphany (January 6) to Mardi Gras, famous in New Orleans with a hidden plastic baby, purple, green, and gold sugar, and over 500,000 cakes sold per Carnival season.
Kingfisher (beer)
Kingfisher is India's best-selling beer brand, a pilsner-style lager and flagship of United Breweries Limited, Heineken-controlled since 2021. Variants include Premium (1978), Strong (1999), Ultra (2009), and Zero; it held 47.3% of the Indian market in 2022 and is brewed under licence in the UK by Molson Coors.
Kintsugi (金継ぎ)
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, kintsukuroi, golden joinery) is the Japanese craft of repairing broken ceramics with urushi lacquer finished in gold or silver powder, arising in Muromachi-era tea ceremony culture; variants include gintsugi, urushitsugi, and yobitsugi.
Kippah (כִּפָּה)
Kippah (כִּפָּה), also yarmulke: small round skullcap worn by Jewish men and some women during prayer or always; Hebrew term, Yiddish name; custom turned obligatory; styles signal affiliation.
Kipper
A kipper, also called kippered herring, is a whole herring gutted, split along the back, lightly brined, and cold smoked below 30 °C, a traditional British breakfast food.
Kir (cocktail)
Kir, also blanc-cassis, is the French aperitif of crème de cassis and dry white wine (Bourgogne Aligoté), named for Canon Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon 1945–1968; Kir Royal uses Champagne; IBA ratio 90 ml wine to 10 ml cassis.
Kiran Reddy (pageanter)
Kiran Reddy (born 2008) is an American pageant titleholder from Douglas, Georgia, crowned Miss Teen USA 2026 in Miami, the first winner from Georgia and first Indian American to hold the title.
Kirin Company
Kirin Company (Kirin Holdings, キリンホールディングス) is the Japanese beverage and pharmaceutical group descended from Japan Brewery (1885) and Kirin Brewery (1907), operating alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages and health science, and pharmaceuticals including Kyowa Kirin.
Kirk Bondad
Kirk Bondad (Kirk Bondad Wachsmuth), Filipino-German model and fitness trainer, Mister World Philippines 2022 and Mister International 2025 winner, the second Filipino to hold that title after Neil Perez (2014).
Kirpan (ਕਿਰਪਾਨ)
Kirpan (ਕਿਰਪਾਨ), the mandatory Sikh article of faith worn by initiated Amritdhari Sikhs since 1699, one of the Five Ks, from kirpa (grace) and aan (honor); distinguished from a dagger by its religious meaning and legal protections in India, the UK, Canada, and Australia.