Where does “vuvuzela” come from?
vuvuzela (Spanish) comes from English vuvuzela, from Zulu vuvuzela — to make a "vu vu" noise; to make a vuvu noise.
vuvuzela (Spanish): vuvuzela
Ancestry of “vuvuzela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vuvuzela | A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that... |
| 2 | Zulu | vuvuzela | to make a "vu vu" noise; to make a vuvu noise |