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Meaning of vuvuzela | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

vuːvuːˈzɛlə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية فُوفُوزِيلَا

Bosanski vuvuzela вувузела

Čeština vuvuzela

Deutsch Vuvuzela

Ελληνικά βουβουζέλα

Esperanto vuvuzelo

Español vuvuzela

Suomi vuvuzela

Français vuvuzela

Hrvatski vuvuzela вувузела

Magyar darázskürt

Հայերեն վուվուզել վուվուզելա

Bahasa Indonesia vuvuzela

Italiano vuvuzela

日本語ブブゼラ

한국어 부부젤라

Kurdî vuvuzela

Македонски вувузела

Nederlands vuvuzela

Polski wuwuzela

Português vuvuzela

Русский вувузела

Српски vuvuzela вувузела

Svenska vuvuzela

Türkçe vuvuzela

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

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

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Meaning of vuvuzela | Babel Free

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