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
To eat or to have a meal.
Example

Twende tukadonga chakula.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026

Pap

Limpopo people's favourite food, made from maize meal.
Example

We need more pap for the braai.

Sinazo 11 April 2021
A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.
Example

Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.

Mr Trends 21 July 2020

To eat; also to spend or enjoy.
Example

Make we go chop banku.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Jollofina is a name given to South African women who are dating Nigerian men.
Example

She has all this money because she's dating Jollof boys. She's a Jollofina.

DRex 28 September 2022

A term generally used as an informal greeting around Gauteng. Chances are no one will know how to reply to you if you use this term anywhere other than Gauteng.
Example

Sharp fede majita, dintshang da?

Sinazo 20 July 2020
Amapanyaza is the name given to the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens who were deployed by the Premier, Panyaza Lesufi.
Example

Amapanyaza are doing a great job in fighting crime in Gauteng.

MXhosa 19 May 2023

When the stupid Ass-kom also known as Eskom decides to switch off our electricity that we pay for.
Example

You better charge your phone, Load shedding is starting again soon

Mr Trends 22 March 2021
A Sotho term that means a white person.
Example

Ke tshwere stocko sa lekgowa.

Skhokho 01 May 2021


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