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indlamu

indlamu noun: a traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.

Noun

indlamu (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.
    • But there was sophistication and beauty in the way that traditional African dance motifs, like the fierce, stamping Zulu indlamu sequences, were woven together with more sinuous abstract movements.2007 February 22, Roslyn Sulcas, “Beyond the Body, Making Spirit Move”, in New York Times

Origin of indlamu

Borrowed from Zulu indlamu.

Questions about indlamu

What does indlamu mean?
Indlamu means a traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.
What part of speech is indlamu?
Indlamu is a noun.

Words near indlamu in the dictionary

  1. indivisibly
  2. indivision
  3. indivisive
  4. indiwiddle
  5. indiwiddles
  6. indlamu
  7. indm.
  8. indn.
  9. indns.
  10. indo
  11. Indo-

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