mampara

n. <南非口>笨拙的黑人

词形变化

mamparas 复数 mamparas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fool; a buffoon.

    南非 俚语

    Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara—generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.

词源

Unknown. Zulu for 'fool'. Possibly an imitative rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon. * Cape Turtle Dove: (file)

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