LOBOLA

Meaning of LOBOLA in English

[ lə'bəʊlə ]

(also lobolo lə'bəʊləʊ )

■ noun (among southern African peoples) a bride price, traditionally one paid with cattle.

Origin

from Zulu and Xhosa.

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LOBOLO — noun see lobola
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