Etymology

lobola

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Today it means: The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa. Full definition →

Xhosa lobola ← Zulu lobola
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The story

  1. Zulu · derived fromlobola“pay dowry”
  2. Xhosa · derived fromlobola
  3. English todaylobola

From Xhosa lobola, Zulu lobola (“pay dowry”).

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