mpira

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mpira

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Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀pɪ̀dà (“rubber-tree; rubber”).

noun mipira

class iii a kind of creeper plant that produces a rubber-like sap
class iii rubber (material)
class iii ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
class iii soccer (US), football (elsewhere)

Similar: soka, mpira wa miguu, kandanda

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noun

Similar: soka, mpira wa miguu, kandanda

In English

ball solid or hollow sphere
handball team sport

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

APA

mpira. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mpira

Chicago

"mpira." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mpira.

BibTeX

@misc{mpira_2026,
  title = {mpira},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mpira},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}