vuvuzela
vuvuzela · vuvuzelas
вувузела
вувузела
Vuvuzela
A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing soundA trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
UK/vuːvuːˈzɛlə/US/vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/
» Where can I get a vuvuzela?
Где я могу достать вувузелу?
Meaning
1 sensesA trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
Vuvuzela
вувузе́лаvuvuzéla
вувузелаvuvuzela
Examples
10 sentencesWhere can I get a vuvuzela?
ruГде я могу достать вувузелу?
Tom brought a vuvuzela to church.
Tom got my son a vuvuzela.
Where did you find a vuvuzela?
Tom brought a vuvuzela to the meeting.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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horn:
Русский
By meaning 1
horn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
horn:
Origin
Borrowed from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns makeBorrowed from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.
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Forms
plural: vuvuzelasSynonyms
2 synonymstrumpet-shaped horn:stadium hornstadium trumpet
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedvuvuzelist