Word of the Day — 15 Sep 2026

To understand or catch on; also to be in a tough situation.
Example

You barb what I dey talk?

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Umkhwetha (plural: abakhwetha) is an initiate (a boy going through the circumcisions/initiation period) in Xhosa.
Example

Umkhwetha has to eat food without salt for the first few days

MXhosa 02 June 2021
A large island nation with unique wildlife, vanilla production, and French cultural influences.
Example

Madagascar is home to lemurs found nowhere else on Earth.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Xhosa term for sleeping over at a boyfriend/girlfriend's place.
Example

Umntu wakhe uthe makatake iweekend yonke.

Her partner asked her to sleep over for the whole weekend.

Tshidi (Not Matshidiso) 20 September 2025
Example

She has a beautiful punta

Lovejones 28 January 2025

The 750ml or 660ml beer or cider (quart).

Can also be called Ngud (without the last u)
Example

Yabona ng'zomosha kakhulu

Ng'zoshay'iNgud

Skhokho 01 May 2021
A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Example

Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Another slang term for South Africa.

Also see South Ah
Example

Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.

Skhokho 28 April 2021
Is to date someone or being in a relationship.
Example

When did you start ukujola now?

Danny 06 April 2021

A guy.

Random guy
Example

Chaaka ngwiya okwa swaka

Toptop 14 February 2022
Breaking into pieces
Example

Ukadonha uno tyoka

Scarboy_zw 28 September 2021


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