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pula

Pronunciation: /pʊlə/

The English word “pula” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
  2. The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà (“rain”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-buda (“rain, rain cloud”)

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