German

Vuvuzela

Noun

Vuvuzela f ‎(genitive Vuvuzela, plural Vuvuzelas)

1. vuvuzela (horn)

English

a crowd blowing vuvuzelas.

Noun

vuvuzela ‎(plural vuvuzelas)

1. A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
   • 2006, Weekend Argus July 15

     When the Manchester United squad walked through the arrival gates at Durban International yesterday, most players heard a vuvuzela for the first time.

Synonyms

• (trumpet-shaped horn): stadium horn, stadium trumpet

Derived terms

• vuvuzelist

Hypernyms

• (trumpet-shaped horn): noisemaker

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vu.vu.ˈzeː.la]

Noun

vuvuzela c ‎(plural vuvuzela's, diminutive vuvuzelaatje n)

1. vuvuzela

Finnish

Noun

vuvuzela

1. vuvuzela

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vuvuzɛla/

Noun

vuvuzela f ‎(plural vuvuzelas)

1. vuvuzela

Alternative forms

• vouvouzela

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvuvuzɛlɒ]
• Hyphenation: vu‧vu‧ze‧la

Noun

vuvuzela ‎(plural vuvuzelák)

1. vuvuzela

Declension

Italian

Noun

vuvuzela f ‎(invariable)

1. vuvuzela

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vuvuˈzɛla/

Noun

vuvuzela f (plural vuvuzelas)

1. vuvuzela

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋuʋuzêla/

Noun

vuvuzȅla f ‎(Cyrillic spelling вувузе̏ла)

1. vuvuzela

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvuvuzeɫa/

Noun

vuvuzela f ‎(genitive singular vuvuzely, nominative plural vuvuzely, declension pattern of žena)

1. vuvuzela

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bubusela/

Etymology

From Zulu vuvuzela ‎(“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

Noun

vuvuzela f ‎(plural vuvuzelas)

1. vuvuzela

Swedish

Noun

vuvuzela c

1. vuvuzela

Declension

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vuvuˈzɛɫɑ]

Noun

vuvuzela ‎(definite accusative vuvuzelayı, plural vuvuzelalar)

1. vuvuzela

Declension