(in southern Africa) an African custom by which a bridegroom's family makes a payment in cattle or cash to the bride's family shortly before the marriage
Word origin
from Nguni ukulobola to give the bride price
Examples of 'lobola' in a sentence
lobola
She claimed he had paid lobola, a dowry.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Synonyms of 'lobola'
dowry, portion, marriage settlement, dot
More Synonyms of lobola
(noun)
Definition
(in southern Africa) an African custom by which a bridegroom's family makes a payment in cattle or cash to the bride's family shortly before the marriage