pungwe

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Shona pungwe.

Noun[edit]

pungwe (plural pungwes)

  1. (Zimbabwe) An all-night political vigil or rally.
    • 2008 June 22, Barry Bearak, “Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      So-called pungwe sessions, the Shona word for all-night vigils, have become common in areas where people once loyal to President Mugabe dared vote against him in the first round of voting on March 29.

Powhatan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *penkwi ("ashes").

Noun[edit]

pungwe

  1. ashes

Shona[edit]

Noun[edit]

pungwé class 5 (plural mapungwé class 6)

  1. pungwe (all-night political vigil or rally)
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