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vuvuzela

Noun CEFR B2
vuːvuːˈzɛlə

Definitions

A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.

Equivalents

Españolvuvuzela
Françaisvuvuzela
DeutschVuvuzela
22 more languages
Češtinavuvuzela
Ελληνικάβουβουζέλα
Esperantovuvuzelo
Bahasa Indonesiavuvuzela
Italianovuvuzela
日本語ブブゼラ
한국어부부젤라
Kurdîvuvuzela
Македонскивувузела
Nederlandsvuvuzela
Polskiwuwuzela
Portuguêsvuvuzela
Русскийвувузела
Svenskavuvuzela
Türkçevuvuzela

Examples

When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.”
“I’m talking, of course, about the vuvuzela. Essentially, a metre-long blowhorn, which you may struggle to get past a steward at an English football ground.”
For some, the vuvuzelas herald the country’s piercing emergence from the forced racial hush of apartheid.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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