"mitumba" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mitumbas [plural]
Etymology: From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|mitumba}} Swahili mitumba Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mitumba (countable and uncountable, plural mitumbas)
  1. (in parts of Africa) Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mitumba-en-noun-17mfgd8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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