mbila
See also: mbíla
English
Noun
mbila (plural mbilas)
- (music) In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.
- (music) The mbira or thumb piano.
Anagrams
- limba, milab
French
Etymology
From Kituba mbila (“a summons, a call”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mbi.la/
Noun
mbila m (plural mbilas)
- (slang) jake, police
- 2016 September 18, Ceelo Squad (lyrics and music), “Tokyo (Freestyle)”:
- J'ai toujours nié, j'ai nié, jamais je ne donnerai de noms à ces mbilas
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2017 May 9, Kalash Criminel (lyrics and music), “Je ne comprends pas”, in Oyoki, track 8:
- Kalash Criminel c'est le makila
On passe nos journée à esquiver les mbila- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2021 March 5, WZ (BEL) (lyrics and music), “Street West #2”:
- Faut l’mili là, bicrave tashem hiya, harba y a les mbila, j’sème la concu dans l'virage
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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