English Explanatory Dictionary

mitumba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

Word forms

mitumba mitumbas

Etymology

From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales.

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