mbila

M3B3I1L1A1

noun

In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.

Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmbila (plural mbilas)

plural mbilas

  1. entertainmentIn Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.
  2. entertainmentThe mbira or thumb piano.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

limbamilabimbal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: mbila on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.