vuvuzela

plural vuvuzelas

1. A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.

   For some, the vuvuzelas herald the country’s piercing emergence from the forced racial hush of apartheid.

   2010 August 6, Jeré Longman, “A Bleating Soundtrack for Soccer”, in The New York Times

   2 more examples

   When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.

   2006 July 15, Weekend Argus

   I’m talking, of course, about the vuvuzela. Essentially, a metre-long blowhorn, which you may struggle to get past a steward at an English football ground.

   2010 June 1, David Pickthall, “Are you ready to make some noise?”, in North-West Evening Mail, UK, retrieved 02 Aug 2011

   Synonyms: stadium horn, stadium trumpet