"vuvuzela" meaning in French

See vuvuzela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vu.vu.ze.la/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-vuvuzela.wav Forms: vuvuzelas [plural], vouvouzela [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|vuvuzela}} Borrowed from English vuvuzela, {{der|fr|zu|vuvuzela||to make a vu vu noise}} Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)
  1. vuvuzela Wikipedia link: fr:vuvuzela Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Brass instruments, Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-vuvuzela-fr-noun-tQ~gPZJD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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