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Kulwa

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Kulwa

Portuguese spellingKûlua

verbtransitiveintransitiveReviewed

Definitions

  1. 1
    To wage war . To conquer. To doubt; to bet.
    Examples
    • 💬kûlua ita
    • 💬kûlua jipata
  2. 2
    Kurilua, v. r. To be at war with.

In the same topic

War & conflict
  • Kubánga— To fight; to brawl; to combat; to struggle . To battle; to s
  • Kumakuna— To slash; to deal sword blows; to strike.
  • Kuluéza— To miss (a shot).
  • Kukáuka— To joust; to tourney; to campaign.
  • Kukúua— To defeat; to rout (an army).
  • Kutuina— To avenge; to take revenge on.
  • Kubatamena— To lie in wait; to lay an ambush for.
  • Kúbua— To plunder; to rob at gunpoint. | To waylay; to pillage; to
  • Kurikíta— To strike hard; to punish severely; to hit without mercy.
  • Kuzukuta— To work the bellows | To work; to overcome
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