Ovimbundu
[ oh-vim-boon-doo ]
/ ˌoʊ vɪmˈbʊn du /
noun, plural O·vim·bun·dus (especially collectively) O·vim·bun·du.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby Ovimbundu
oviduct, Oviedo, oviferous, oviform, ovigenesis, Ovimbundu, ovine, ovipara, oviparous, oviposit, ovipositor
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Example sentences from the Web for Ovimbundu
The stomach of the hyena is valued by the Ovimbundu (of Southwest Africa) as a cure for apoplexy.
Fetichism in West Africa|Robert Hamill Nassau