toyi-toyi

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dance from southern Africa, used especially during political protests. South-Africa,Zimbabwe
动词 v.
  1. To perform this dance. South-Africa,Zimbabwe
    — [H]e stood with his back against the chanting, toyi-toying boys, arms outstretched as a shield before them: the sergeant strangely distracted by the old authority enacted the same stance, but to hold his men back.

词形变化

toyi-toyis plural toyi-toyis present,singular,third-person toyi-toying participle,present toyi-toyied participle,past toyi-toyied past

词源

词源 1
Seemingly from Northern Ndebele [Term?], but the ultimate origin is unclear.
词源 2
Seemingly from Northern Ndebele [Term?], but the ultimate origin is unclear.
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