kizomba

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noun

A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.

OriginKimbundu kizomba →
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Meanings

nounkizomba (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.

Origin

  1. Kimbundukizomba“party”
  2. Englishkizomba

Borrowed from Kimbundu kizomba (“party”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

kizomba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kizomba

MLA

“kizomba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kizomba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kizomba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kizomba.

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