lobola
/ˈləʊbələ/noun
lobola is spelled L-O-B-O-L-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lobola means “The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lobola is lobolas.
How many letters and syllables are in lobola?
| Letters | 6: L-O-B-O-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lobola?
Lobola appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lobola?
- UK /ˈləʊbələ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lobola
- lobolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lobola mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lobola come from?
From Xhosa lobola, Zulu lobola (“pay dowry”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).