mitumba

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mitumba

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From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales.

noun mitumbas

countable, uncountable, in parts of Africa Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold.

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"mitumba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mitumba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mitumba_2026,
  title = {mitumba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mitumba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}