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lugambo

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- plur. ennambo (lu/n) rumor; idle talk; gossip, cf. gamba.

lugambo, o- plur. ennambo (lu/n) rumor; idle talk; gossip, cf. gamba.

Related Words
legend olugero, olugambo, ekyobulo mbolombo, olufumo. luga o- (lu/n) cane, walking stick; cane used for administering a beating. luga o- (lu/n) kind of creeping plant. lugaaga o- (lu/n) bracelet of copper wire. lugaayu o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by lugabanguzi o- no plur. (lu/n) excessive liberality/generosity; prodigality, cf. gabangula, omugabanguzi. lugalaamiriro o-: entebe ey'olugalaamiriro, easy chair, cf. galamira. lugali o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips a lugalo o- (lu/n) finger, cf. engalo. lugana o- (lu/n) rare long flock/herd (esp. of cattle or other domestic animals/, cf. eggana. Luganda 0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a lugangayira a- adv. okugwa olugangayira, to gorge oneself with food. cf. gangayira.