Word of the Day — 03 Nov 2026
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Currency of Seychelles (SCR) issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.
Example
Features unique island wildlife like the coco de mer palm.
Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.
Example
My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.
The indigenous name for the City of East London meaning the new farming area or new development. The name was given by the precolonial Xhosas to the City following its establishment after the Sixth Frontier War. Today it is mistakenly pronounced Gompo
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
Example
Going to East London?
I’m going to Gombo
Sizwe Dhlomo is a South African tweleb and part time radio show host. He is always giving “expert” opinion on every topic on X, formerly Twitter, which inspired the term Dhloogle.
Example
“I know it’s correct cause Sizwe Dhlomo said it” - said no one ever.
A man who has underwent initiation into manhood following the traditional teachings and cultural practices of amaHlubi.
Example
IZawa liyahlonipha.
IZawa is a respectful person
Rasto is a slang name for guys who are smart, kind, gentle, faithful, hardworking and Aquarian
Example
Dera fidelis is the first Rasto ever. Rasto Val Fidelis is on Facebook
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