indlamu

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noun

A traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.

OriginZulu indlamu →
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Meanings

nounindlamu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Zulu dance from South Africa in which the dancer lifts one foot over the head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat.

    But there was sophistication and beauty in the way that traditional African dance motifs, like the fierce, stamping Zulu indlamu sequences, were woven together with more sinuous abstract movements.

    2007 February 22, Roslyn Sulcas, “Beyond the Body, Making Spirit Move”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Zuluindlamu
  2. Englishindlamu

Borrowed from Zulu indlamu.

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APA

indlamu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indlamu

MLA

“indlamu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indlamu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indlamu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indlamu.

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