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chimurenga

chimurenga noun: a genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes.

Noun

chimurenga (uncountable)

  1. (Zimbabwe) A genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes.

Origin of chimurenga

From Shona chimurenga (“revolution”).

Questions about chimurenga

What does chimurenga mean?
Chimurenga means a genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes.
What part of speech is chimurenga?
Chimurenga is a noun.

Words near chimurenga in the dictionary

  1. chimps out
  2. chimpy
  3. Chimpy McFlightsuit
  4. Chimpy McHalliburton
  5. Chimpy McHitlerburton
  6. chimurenga
  7. Chimwiini
  8. chimæra
  9. chimæras
  10. chimæric
  11. chimærical

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