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Zaouli

Zaouli proper noun: a folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast.

zaouli: a folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast
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Proper noun

Zaouli

  1. A folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast.

Origin of Zaouli

Originated in the 1950s, reportedly inspired by a girl named "Djela Lou Zaouli".

Questions about Zaouli

What does Zaouli mean?
Zaouli means a folk dance of the Guro people of the Ivory Coast.
What part of speech is Zaouli?
Zaouli is a proper noun.

Words near Zaouli in the dictionary

  1. zao
  2. Zaociao
  3. zaouia
  4. zaouias
  5. zaouiya
  6. Zaouli
  7. Zaoyang
  8. Zaozernaia Hill
  9. Zaozernaya Hill
  10. Zaozerne
  11. Zaozhuang

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