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English
Etymology
From Shona pungwe.
Noun
pungwe (plural pungwes)
- (Zimbabwe) An all-night political vigil or rally.
2008 June 22, Barry Bearak, “Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots”, in New York Times:So-called pungwe sessions, the Shona word for all-night vigils, have become common in areas where people once loyal to President Mugabe dared vote against him in the first round of voting on March 29.
Powhatan
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *penkwi ("ashes").
Noun
pungwe
- ashes
Shona
Noun
pungwé class 5 (plural mapungwé class 6)
- pungwe (all-night political vigil or rally)