Etymology

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Today it means: A style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa. Full definition →

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  1. Zulu · derived fromimbube“lion”
  2. English todaymbube

From Zulu imbube (“lion”) (uyimbube (“you are a lion”)).

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