vuvuzela

noun /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/

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

   When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry vuvuzela (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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