vuvuzela
noun
vu·vu·ze·la
ˌvü-vü-ˈzā-lə
-ˈze-
plural vuvuzelas
: a simple plastic noisemaker in the form of a straight trumpet usually between 2 and 3 feet in length that produces a single note and is used principally at sporting events
An inexpensive plastic horn is to become the unofficial symbol of the football World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2010. … It is raucous, loud and reminiscent of a trumpeting elephant. It is the vuvuzela—a 60-centimeter, brightly colored plastic horn that has become both the sound and the symbol of South African football.—Delia Robertson, Voice of America News, 9 Aug. 2004
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