English Explanatory Dictionary

ngoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.

Word forms

ngoma ngomas

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Swahili ngomabor. English ngoma Borrowed from Swahili ngoma (“dance”), from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Derived words

ngoma drum
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