lobola
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lo·bo·la
(lō'bə-lə) 
n.
A set amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family among certain peoples in southern Africa.
n.
A set amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family among certain peoples in southern Africa.
[Zulu -lóbólà, dowry, give a dowry.]
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