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tarumbeta

Swahili edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese trombeta.[1] Some sources claim it's from English trumpet.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

tarumbeta (ma class, plural matarumbeta)

  1. trumpet

References edit

  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 53: “In addition, the Swahili adopted Portuguese words […] trombeta (trumpet) is tarumbeta”
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