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lobola
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lo·bo·la  (lb-l)
n.
A set amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family among certain peoples in southern Africa.
[Zulu -lóbólà, dowry, give a dowry.]
lobola
Noun
S African (in southern Africa) an African custom by which a bridegroom's family makes a payment in cattle or cash to the bride's family shortly before the marriage [Nguni (language group of southern Africa) ukulobola to give bride price]
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lobola
noun S. African dowry, portion, marriage settlement, dot (archaic)


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In its most benign form, lobolo is a token of appreciation from the groom's family to the bride's.
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