pungwe

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noun

An all-night political vigil or rally.

OriginShona pungwe →
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Meanings

nounpungwe (plural pungwes)

plural pungwes

  1. ZimbabweAn all-night political vigil or rally.

    So-called pungwe sessions, the Shona word for all-night vigils, have become common in areas where people once loyal to President Mugabe dared vote against him in the first round of voting on March 29.

    2008 June 22, Barry Bearak, “Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Shonapungwe
  2. Englishpungwe

From Shona pungwe.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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