baluba

English

Etymology

Named after a tribe in Katanga, involved in a fatal attack on Irish United Nations peacekeepers in 1961.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəluːbə/

Noun

baluba (plural balubas)

1. (Ireland) Unruly or wild person.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlu.ba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: ba‧lù‧ba

Noun

baluba m or f (invariable)

1. (regional, northern Italy, derogatory) baluba