Country: South Africa

Bhakaniya

This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.

Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.

by MXhosa, 01 May 2022

Country: South Africa

7 Colours

A meal that is generally cooked on Sundays in many households across Mzansi. It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.

I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.

by MXhosa, 01 May 2022

Country: South Africa

Somagwaza

Somagwaza, is a rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for Xhosa people.

I'm sure you didn't know who Somagwaza was 😅

by MXhosa, 19 April 2022

Country: South Africa

Shebeen

Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.

I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.

by MXhosa, 18 April 2022

Country: South Africa

Sdudla

A Kasi term for a chubby or a fat person.

Eish that girl sisdudla and I love her.

by MXhosa, 09 February 2022

Country: South Africa

Sjura

Sjura is a derogatory Xhosa slang term for a whore or hoe.

Hayi Maan sisjura lewey

by MXhosa, 31 January 2022

Country: South Africa

Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.

I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.

by MXhosa, 24 January 2022

Country: South Africa