lobola
/ləˈbəʊlə/(亦作lobolo /-ləʊ/)
noun
1- (among southern African peoples) a bride price, especially one paid with cattle彩礼(非洲南部各民族的习俗, 尤指由男方交予女方家庭的牛)。
1.1
- mass noun the practice of making such a payment送彩礼(的事)。
词源
Zulu and Xhosa.