Etymograph

English

kizomba

Kizomba comes from Kimbundu kizomba ‘party’.

  1. Kimbundumodernkizomba‘party’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Kimbundumodernkizomba‘party’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Kimbundu kizomba / kizomba