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pungwe

pungwe noun: an all-night political vigil or rally.

Noun

pungwe (plural pungwes)

  1. (Zimbabwe) An all-night political vigil or rally.
    • So-called pungwe sessions, the Shona word for all-night vigils, have become common in areas where people once loyal to President Mugabe dared vote against him in the first round of voting on March 29.2008 June 22, Barry Bearak, “Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots”, in New York Times

Forms of pungwe

pluralpungwes

Origin of pungwe

From Shona pungwe.

Questions about pungwe

What does pungwe mean?
Pungwe means an all-night political vigil or rally.
What part of speech is pungwe?
Pungwe is a noun.
What is the plural of pungwe?
The plural of pungwe is pungwes.

Words near pungwe in the dictionary

  1. pungs
  2. Pungsan
  3. Pungsan dog
  4. Pungsan dogs
  5. Pungto
  6. pungwe
  7. pungwes
  8. pungy
  9. Punic
  10. Punic apple
  11. Punic apples

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