Mbira

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Mbira — definition 1

Traditional instrument

"Mbira dzinorira (mbiras are playing)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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