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mbube

mbube noun: a style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.

Noun

mbube (uncountable)

  1. A style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.

Origin of mbube

From Zulu imbube (“lion”) (uyimbube (“you are a lion”)).

Questions about mbube

What does mbube mean?
Mbube means a style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.
What part of speech is mbube?
Mbube is a noun.

Words near mbube in the dictionary

  1. MBT
  2. MBTA
  3. MBTI
  4. MBTs
  5. MBU
  6. mbube
  7. mbuga
  8. mbugas
  9. Mbugua
  10. Mbuguas
  11. Mbuji-Mayi

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