chimurenga

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Shona chimurenga (“revolution”).

Noun[edit]

chimurenga (uncountable)

  1. (Zimbabwe, music) A genre of Zimbabwean popular music, originally focusing on revolutionary themes.

Shona[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After the culture hero Murenga.

Noun[edit]

chimurenga class 7 (plural zvimurenga class 8)

  1. rebellion, revolution; (in particular) a war fought against European colonists
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