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pula.

Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pʊlə/Received-Pronunciation/puːlɑː/General-American
  1. Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.

    Southern-Africa · uncountable
  2. The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.