A money-cowry, as Cypræa moneta. See cut under cowry.(noun)
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Use "zimbi" in a sentence
"At his feet lay the senseless form of little Tota, to my left squatted Indaba-zimbi, nodding his white lock and muttering something -- probably spells; while in front was my giant antagonist, his spear aloft and his plumes wavering in the gentle wind."
"Indaba-zimbi drew his mark in the shape of a little star, in humorous allusion to Stella's native name."
"Indaba-zimbi, I found a deeper meaning in Stella's simplest word."