mbube

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noun

A style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.

OriginZulu imbube →
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Meanings

nounmbube (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.

Origin

  1. Zuluimbube“lion”
  2. Englishmbube

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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