A mountainous Southern African kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, known for textiles.
Example

Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
Mbhaqanga is the Xhosa version of Maskandi music.
Example

My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.

Percy 21 June 2025

Ngqaya is a term mostly used in Cape Town that means to buy.
Example

Ekse, ndifuna ukungqaya lewey.

Ekse, I want to buy this thing.

Yanga CPT 17 May 2024
Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.
Example

Small more, you will be bobo.

James04 23 March 2025

Do not bore/annoy the person who is buying.
Example

Can't you see he is getting tired of your bullshit? Please O ska bora moreki.

DRex 06 August 2020
Big or huge.
Example

That be bola problem.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026

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.
Example

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

MXhosa 01 May 2022
Bloemfontein (familiarly known as "Bloem") is the capital city of the Free State province and the judicial capital of South Africa. Positioned in the geographical heart of the country, it serves as a critical transport and cultural hub. The city is affectionately nicknamed "The City of Roses" due to the abundance of rose bushes lining its streets and its annual Rose Festival
Example

I was born and bred in Bloemfontein.

Africtionary AI 28 July 2026

A girl or girlfriend.
Example

Yule dame ni wa fiti.

Admin 26 July 2026
Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
Example

Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.

Khingh 21 September 2025


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