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Portuguese
Etymology
From Ronga .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.tu.ku.lu.muˈkũ.bɐ/
- Hyphenation: xi‧tu‧cu‧lu‧mu‧cum‧ba
Noun
xituculumucumba m (plural xituculumucumbas)
- (Mozambique) a kind of evil spirit or bogeyman that appears in nightmares
1988, Albino Magaia, Yô Mabalane!, page 56:De facto era xituculumucumba. Tinha dois pés mas era xituculumucumba. Tinha muitos dentes mas era xituculumucumba.- In fact, it was a xituculumucumba. It had two feet, but it was a xituculumucumba. It had a lot of teeth, but it was a xituculumucumba.