mitumba

/ (mɪˈtʊmbə) /


noun
    • used clothes imported for sale in African countries from more developed western countries

    • (as modifier): the mitumba economy

Origin of mitumba

1
C20: Swahili, literally: bale

Words Nearby mitumba

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