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lufumbo

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- also olufumbofumbo (lu/n) a kind of grass which produces a substance resembling silk. cf. 20bufumbo.

lufumbo, o- also olufumbofumbo (lu/n) a kind of grass which produces a substance resembling silk. cf. 20bufumbo.

Related Words
lufu o- no plur. (lu/h) mist, fog. lufuba o- no plur. (lu/n) asthma; bronchitis. cf. ekifuba lufufugge o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu lufugo o- (lu/n) kind of tree, from 60 to 100 feet in height, Celtis mildbraedii, Celtis soyauxii. lufulenge o- (lu/n) colloq. liquor, beer. lufulube or lufulubenje o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, crowd, olufulubenje lw'ebi- buuzo, a large number of questions, olufulu- benje lw'abaa lufumbirwa o- marriage (of a woman). The word is used most often with an accompanying ordinal. olufumbirwa lwe olw'okusatu, her third marriag lufumbofumbo o- (lu/n) arch, smell of cooking. cf. fumba. lufumo o- (lu/n) legend; tradition; epic; long tale. cf. Ifuma. lufunyiro o- (lu/n) fold (esp. in cloth), cf. lfunya, funyira. lufuubanja o- no plur. (lu/h) large amount, great quantity, olufuubanja lw'abantu, a multitude of people, olufuubanja lw'en- simbi, a great d lufuuwa o- (lu/h) goat traditionally eaten by the children of the deceased at a funeral.