mitumba

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noun

Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

OriginSwahili mitumba →
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Meanings

nounmitumba (countable and uncountable, plural mitumbas)

plural mitumbas

  1. countableuncountableSecond-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

Origin

  1. Swahilimitumba
  2. Englishmitumba

From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales.

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Anagrams

Matumbi
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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