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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VUVUZELA

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PRONUNCIATION OF VUVUZELA

vuvuzela  [ˌvuːvuːˈzɛlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VUVUZELA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vuvuzela is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VUVUZELA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vuvuzela

Vuvuzela

Brass ▪ Wind ▪ Brass ▪ Aerophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification 423.121.22 Playing range Varies by instrument, typically around B♭ Related instruments kudu, bugle A black and yellow striped vuvuzela The vuvuzela /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/, also known as lepatata Mambu, is a plastic horn, about 65 centimetres long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭ 3. Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation. Many types of vuvuzela, made by several manufacturers, may produce various intensity and frequency outputs. The intensity of these outputs depends on the blowing technique and pressure exerted. Traditionally made and inspired from a kudu horn, the vuvuzela was used to summon distant villagers to attend community gatherings. The vuvuzela is most used at football matches in South Africa, and it has become a symbol of South African football as the stadiums are filled with its sound. The intensity of the sound caught the attention of the global football community during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in anticipation of South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Definition of vuvuzela in the English dictionary

The definition of vuvuzela in the dictionary is an elongated plastic instrument that football fans blow to make a loud noise similar to the trumpeting of an elephant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VUVUZELA


bestseller
ˌbɛstˈsɛlə
bookseller
ˈbʊksɛlə
Capella
kəˈpɛlə
cellar
ˈsɛlə
Cinderella
ˌsɪndəˈrɛlə
fella
ˈfɛlə
heller
ˈhɛlə
Isabella
ˌɪzəˈbɛlə
Keller
ˈkɛlə
Mandela
mænˈdɛlə
marcella
mɑːˈsɛlə
mozzarella
ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə
propeller
prəˈpɛlə
Rockefeller
ˈrɒkəˌfɛlə
rosella
rəʊˈzɛlə
seller
ˈsɛlə
stella
ˈstɛlə
stellar
ˈstɛlə
teller
ˈtɛlə
umbrella
ʌmˈbrɛlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VUVUZELA

vulture-like
vulturine
vulturish
vulturism
vulturous
vulva
vulvae
vulval
vulvar
vulvate
vulviform
vulvitis
vulvovaginal
vulvovaginal glands
vulvovaginitis
vum
vuttier
vuttiest
vutty
vv

WORDS THAT END LIKE VUVUZELA

Akela
Arbela
Benguela
candela
Cela
chela
Compostela
favela
Hela
Kerbela
Kumbh Mela
mela
pela
Santiago de Compostela
stela
tela
Vela
Venezuela
weigela
zarzuela

Synonyms and antonyms of vuvuzela in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vuvuzela» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VUVUZELA

Find out the translation of vuvuzela to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vuvuzela from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vuvuzela» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呜呜祖拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vuvuzela
570 millions of speakers

English

vuvuzela
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vuvuzela
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفوفوزيلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вувузела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vuvuzela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Vuvuzela
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vuvuzela
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vuvuzela
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vuvuzela
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブブゼラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부부 젤라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vuvuzela
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vuvuzela
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vuvuzela
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हावोझेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vuvuzela
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vuvuzela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vuvuzela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вувузела
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vuvuzela
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βουβουζέλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuvuzela
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vuvuzela
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vuvuzela
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vuvuzela

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VUVUZELA»

The term «vuvuzela» is regularly used and occupies the 57.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vuvuzela

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VUVUZELA»

Discover the use of vuvuzela in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vuvuzela and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vuvuzela Revolution: Anatomy of South Africa's World Cup
Offering serious insights into the host country’s management of a soccer event of this magnitude, the book explores the image South Africa chose to convey to the world, revealing the vivid granularity of this beautiful country during that ...
Richard Calland, Lawson Naidoo, Andrew Whaley, 2010
2
Black Pepper and Strawberries
My. Vuvuzela. I bought aVuvuzela from my local hardware store, I took it home and blew it hard outside my neighbors door, Somehow he didn't like the sound, perhaps I blew off-key? He took my Vuvuzela and threw it up a tree. I love my ...
Geoffrey Kennell, 2011
3
Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 ...
One of the most controversial issues in international sport in recent times has been that of the vuvuzela horns that South African fans blow at professional soccer matches. Vuvuzela became known globally during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and ...
John Nauright, 2012
4
Prophetic Witness: An Appropriate Contemporary Mode of ...
To some quarters of the South African church it was like an 'irritating', 'vexatious,' ' unconventional' vuvuzela sound that invaded the Confederations Cup in South Africa in 2009.2 It was a sound of a voice that showed how the church was ...
Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Etienne De Villiers, 2011
5
Listverse. Com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists: Fascinating ...
vuvuzeLa. This is a fairly recent fixture in the FIFA scene even though the vuvuzela has been popular in South African games since the 1990s. The vuvuzela is a simple blow horn originally made of tin but mass-produced in plastic for games.
Jamie Frater, 2010
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss—Advances in Research and ...
University of Cape Town: Vuvuzela media coverage during the 2010 FIFA soccer world cup tournament: Impact on raising awareness of noise-induced hearing loss According to the authors of a study from Cape Town, South Africa, “Hearing ...
‎2012
7
The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just ...
vuvuzela button. Blogs, Twitter, and pretty much every other social network were flooded with expressions of shock atits appearance on every single YouTube video—that isto say, billions of them. Howdid itwork? Well,the vuvuzela button did  ...
Chris Brogan, Juliet Stanwell Smith, 2012
8
Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
Although it was frequently defended as a necessary part ofAfrican football culture , even by Sepp Blatter on behalf of FIFA, the vuvuzela was entangled in the profane world of property when its manufacturer was sued by the Nazareth Baptist ...
David Chidester, 2012
9
Africa's World Cup: Critical Reflections on Play, ...
Before the World Cup, I heard the vuvuzela blowing at a friendly game in Chicago between Senegal and Mexico. As other authors in this volume note, the vuvuzela be— came a symbol of a clash of (football) civilizations at the World Cup.
Peter Alegi, Chris Bolsmann, 2013
10
A History of Football in 100 Objects
Vuvuzela. It measures approximately 65cm, costs £1.50 and produces a single note (B flat for the musicallyminded among you) at a decibel range somewhere between 115 and 127. And rarely has an object divided the football world like the  ...
Gavin Mortimer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VUVUZELA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vuvuzela is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going to the game? Pack earplugs and lose the vuvuzela, WHO says
Vuvuzelas, the blaring plastic trumpets that became the icon of 2010 soccer World ... Asked if they should be banned, Chadha said: "Yes, well, vuvuzelas are ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
2
Romanian public workers stage vuvuzela pay protest
... including clerks, teachers, rail workers and nurses, gathered in downtown Bucharest despite torrential rain, chanting and blowing whistles and vuvuzela horns ... «Reuters UK, Oct 14»
3
Caxirola Replaces Vuvuzela As World Cup Noisemakers (VIDEO)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The official noisemakers for next year's World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil will be significantly quieter than the vuvuzela ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
4
Study: comparing Brazil's official World Cup instrument to the vuvuzela
Who can forget the dulcet tones of the vuvuzela, engraved on the eardrums of millions of football fans during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? Like a billion ... «Wired.co.uk, Nov 13»
5
Brazil unveils shaky answer to the vuvuzela for World Cup
Friends, Brazilians and soccer fans lend me your ears -- the shimmy and shake of the caxirola is coming to a football match near you soon. The pear-shaped ... «CNN, Apr 13»
6
World Cup 2014: Caxirolas are the new vuvuzelas but are they even …
The next World Cup will have its very own version of the vuvuzela - a percussion instrument specifically designed to sound less annoying than its predecessor, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 13»
7
Idiot On The Field Attacks Referee With Vuvuzela
This happened yesterday in South Africa in a match between the Golden Arrows and the Kaizer Chiefs. The idiot got by security and found himself on the ... «Deadspin, Apr 13»
8
Vuvuzelas 'may spread diseases'
Dr Ruth McNerney, who carried out the latest work at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said a "vuvuzela blowing etiquette" may be needed ... «BBC News, May 11»
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Vuvuzelas Blare on Pirated Copies of Michael Jackson: The …
The game is an [Elite Beat Agents] clone, and there's no notes playing, it freezes when it's paused, and fucking vuvuzela noises over the music.” With the ... «Wired, Dec 10»
10
'Vuvuzela', 'spillcam' and 'refudiate' voted the top words of 2010
Vuvuzela – the bright coloured plastic horns with a monotonous droning sound became the hallmark of the World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vuvuzela [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vuvuzela>. May 2024 ».
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