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mbabula
mba-BU-la
charcoal brazier / small grill
French: brasero a charbon / petit gril
Pelisa makala na mbabula.
Light the charcoal in the brazier.
Allume le charbon dans le brasero.
Mbabula — open charcoal brazier, the everyday Kongo cooking stove. Made of recycled metal, the mbabula holds makala (charcoal) under a pot or a grill. The smoky symbol of Kongo home cooking.
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