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ngoma

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Ngoma (Drum/music)

"Ridzai ngoma (Play the drums/music)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Ngoma 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Tambor serimónia (Tambor cerimônia) (Ceremonial drum)

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Ngoma 🇦🇴 Angola

Tambor / festa (Drum / party)

"A ngoma vai até tarde (The party goes late)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

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🌍 "ngoma" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ngoma 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Tambor serimónia (Tambor cerimônia) (Ceremonial drum)
Ngoma 🇦🇴 Angola

Tambor / festa (Drum / party)
Ngoma 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Tam-tam/drums (Traditional drums)
Ngoma 🇰🇲 Comoros

Tambour traditionnel (Traditional drum)
Ngoma 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Ngoma/muziki (Music/song)
Ngoma 🇬🇦 Gabon

Fête, tambour (Party, drum)
Ngoma 🇰🇪 Kenya

Wimbo (Song)
Ngoma

Tambour/Fête (Drum/Party)
Ngoma 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Akarere ka Ngoma (Ngoma district)

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