bundu
English
Etymology
Shona, literally "grasslands".
Noun
bundu (plural bundus)
- (South Africa) A wilderness region, away from cities.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 291:
- “You start thinking again: ‘It's for all you cunts down there in Pretoria we're getting blown to pieces in this bundu.’”
- 2005, Mazo Sybil T. MaDlamini Buthelezi, African Nurse Pioneers in KwaZulu/Natal - 1920-2000, page 113:
- […] before she reached Pholela in the wintry mountainous bundus of Bulwer.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 291:
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.