mampara

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an onomatopeic rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon.

Cape Turtle Dove(file)

Noun

mampara (plural mamparas)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A fool; a buffoon.
    Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara - generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.

Translations

Spanish

Noun

mampara f (plural mamparas)

  1. panel, small movable screen
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