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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: Liberia

Cahmo

A Liberian term for toilet.

I am going to use the cahmo.

by James , 23 March 2025

Country: Burundi

Ingwa

Chalk

How many chalks do you have?
Ufise Ingwa zingahe?

by thunday , 08 February 2023

Country: South Africa

Intsomi

Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.

Hayi yintsomi, Hayi yi film.

by MXhosa , 16 February 2023

Country: South Africa

Inqaba

Can be called "nqaba" is another word for Castle Lager, one of South Africa's favourite beer.

I am definitely buying myself inqaba after work.

by Mr Trends , 13 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Mashonisa

A Zulu term for a Loan Shark, someone who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside of local authority.

I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.

by Sinazo , 23 April 2021

Country: Egypt

Aswan

Nubian cultural center with granite quarries and Philae Temple.

Aswan's High Dam created Lake Nasser, Africa's largest reservoir.

by Travel Admin , 23 June 2025

Country: South Africa

Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip

I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

by Sinazo , 08 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Mpesu

Mpesu is a substance made from the bark of the Securidaca longipedunculata tree, which aids men in terms of obtaining an erection and other sexual problems such as weak eraction, early ejaculation, low sex drive. Mpesa can be Mpesu

/ɪmˈpɛsu/
My friend uses mpesu

by Nndanduleni Titus Mukwevho , 29 June 2022