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mitumba

mitumba noun: second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

Noun

mitumba (countable and uncountable, plural mitumbas)

  1. Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

Forms of mitumba

pluralmitumbas

Origin of mitumba

From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales.

Questions about mitumba

What does mitumba mean?
Mitumba means second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.
What part of speech is mitumba?
Mitumba is a noun.
What is the plural of mitumba?
The plural of mitumba is mitumbas.

Words near mitumba in the dictionary

  1. mitty
  2. Mittyack
  3. Mittyesque
  4. Mitua
  5. Mitul
  6. mitumba
  7. mitumbas
  8. mitumomab
  9. Mituo
  10. miturgid
  11. miturgids

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