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vuvuzela

/vuːvuːˈzɛlə/US/vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/

vuvuzela noun: a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.

vuvuzela: a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound
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Noun

vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelas)

  1. A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
    • When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.2006 July 15, Weekend Argus
    • I’m talking, of course, about the vuvuzela. Essentially, a metre-long blowhorn, which you may struggle to get past a steward at an English football ground.2010 June 1, David Pickthall, “Are you ready to make some noise?”, in North-West Evening Mail, UK, retrieved 02 Aug 2011

vuvuzela meaning in Marathi, Arabic, Indonesian and Thai

vuvuzela in Marathi

horn
वुवुजेला vuvujelā

vuvuzela in Arabic

horn
فُوفُوزِيلَا fūfūzīlā

vuvuzela in Indonesian

horn
vuvuzela

vuvuzela in Thai

horn
วูวูเซลา

Synonyms of vuvuzela

Forms of vuvuzela

pluralvuvuzelas

Origin of vuvuzela

Borrowed from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

Words formed from vuvuzela

Questions about vuvuzela

What does vuvuzela mean?
Vuvuzela means a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
What is vuvuzela in Marathi?
Vuvuzela in Marathi is वुवुजेला (vuvujelā). See Vuvuzela meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is vuvuzela?
Vuvuzela is a noun.
How do you pronounce vuvuzela?
Vuvuzela is pronounced /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of vuvuzela?
The plural of vuvuzela is vuvuzelas.

Words near vuvuzela in the dictionary

  1. Vuthy
  2. Vuthys
  3. vutrisiran
  4. Vutukuri
  5. Vutukuris
  6. vuvuzela
  7. vuvuzelas
  8. vuvuzelist
  9. vuvuzelists
  10. vuzeer
  11. vuzeers

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