A spicy vegetable dish traditionally served as a sauce or relish with bread, pap, samp, stews or curries
Example

A braai is not complete without chakalaka.

Danny • 05 May 2021
A term used to refer to the South African Tactical Response Team.

Those cops that wear berets and moer people.
Example

He was moered by amaberete, that's why he is behaving now.

Danny • 04 May 2021

lah

an affirmation, dismissal, exasperation or exclamation in different contexts
Example

1) What are you doing lah?

2) No lah!

Colani • 15 September 2021
Most African countries(Nigeria, Cameron... etc) uses "GBOLA" to describe the male private part called the 'penis'..
Example

Gbola is only for men with big 'dick', if you don't have big 'dick' you don't have "GBOLA".

Ademuwagun promise • 26 August 2022

A girl with no nyash who will never have nyash.

She deserves no nyash.
Example

Celia is a wakanda

RCA bwoys • 07 November 2023
Isgantsontso is a buff person, more like a sgora.
Example

Nonsense, utsho ngoba sisgantsontso

Danny • 14 June 2021

Something of good quality
Example

Da man correh oh

James04 • 23 March 2025
To flee, run away, or emigrate abroad. From Yoruba "ja pa" (to run).
Example

Many youth wan japa go abroad.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

It is a word mostly used by bemba people living in Zambia Copperbelt which means coward
Example

You're a kembo

PrΓΈMise • 17 December 2023
A South African slang term for food / to eat.
Example

1. Food - They serve nice chow there.

2. Eat - Let's go chow before the dining hall closes.

Varsity Dude • 05 May 2021


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