Etymology

kizomba

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Today it means: A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance. Full definition →

Kimbundu kizomba
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  1. Kimbundu · borrowed fromkizomba“party”
  2. English todaykizomba

Borrowed from Kimbundu kizomba (“party”).

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