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noun
The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dowry
Broader terms: bride price, reverse dowry, dower, marriage-portion, price, fee, gift
History
From Xhosa lobola, Zulu lobola (“pay dowry”).
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
