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baluba

/bəluːbə/

baluba noun: a wild or unruly person.

Noun

baluba (plural balubas)

  1. (Ireland) A wild or unruly person.

Forms of baluba

pluralbalubas

Origin of baluba

Named after a tribe in Katanga, involved in a fatal attack on Irish United Nations peacekeepers in 1961.

Questions about baluba

What does baluba mean?
Baluba means a wild or unruly person.
What part of speech is baluba?
Baluba is a noun.
How do you pronounce baluba?
Baluba is pronounced /bəluːbə/.
What is the plural of baluba?
The plural of baluba is balubas.

Words near baluba in the dictionary

  1. Baltzell
  2. Baltzells
  3. Baltzer
  4. Baltzers
  5. Baltzes
  6. baluba
  7. balubas
  8. Baluch
  9. Baluches
  10. Baluchestan
  11. Baluchi

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