tebello, noun
- Origin:
- SetswanaShow more From Setswana tebeló a watching.
Among speakers of the Sintu (Bantu) languages: a wake. Also attributive.
1963 B. Modisane Blame Me on Hist. (1986) 28They sat around the room in a circle, night and day, and sang through the requiem hymnals, the sad songs of the tebello, the wake, which most of the mourners knew off by heart.
1985 Voice 1 Apr. 2Next time you want to..hold a ‘tebello’..better have a quiet friendly word with your neighbour first.
a wake. Also attributive.
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