The word 'Mogambo' is taken from one of the local dialects of Swahili in Kenya, called kikuyu (the biggest tribe in Kenya), it means 'warning signal'. Back in the feudal old days local tribes used to put guards at the edge of the villages to look out for enemy tribes coming to attack. So, whenever these were spotted, the watcher would alert the village by raising a warning signal (mogambo!!). This could be in the form of a shriek, drumbeat or blowing of a large horn.
Apparently, "Mogambo" also means "big gorilla" in Swahili.
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