nzimbu

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noun

The shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.

OriginLingala nzimbu →
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Meanings

nounnzimbu (plural nzimbu)
  1. The shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.

    Marriage with the Bakaya is always by purchase, and the price is 10,000 djimbu.

    1913, Emil Torday, Camp and Tramp in African Wilds, page 134

Origin

  1. Lingalanzimbu
  2. Englishnzimbu

Borrowed from Lingala nzimbu.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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