Word of the Day — 13 Oct 2026

Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.
Example

Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
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A trash can, dustbin
Example

Ndizalahla apa le ekumgqomo

ZuluSon • 16 October 2023
Inqibho is a Xhosa slang term for a gun.
Example

Ungandideleli sani, ndiphethe inqibho.

Don’t disrespect me boy, I’m carrying a gun.

Xhosa Nostra • 07 June 2026

Khemi is a general slang term for muthi or traditional medicine.
Example

He gets his girls using his khemi.

Skhokho • 04 April 2022
Open-air museum of ancient temples and tombs on the Nile River.
Example

Luxor's Karnak Temple complex covers over 200 acres.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Refers to the 50 cents coin.
Example

Kid: How much are these chips

My friend: They are 5 bob, my friend.

Chief • 24 July 2020
It is a language
Example

I speak Tsonga

lesetja • 03 July 2023

Mobile money, a common way to send and receive cash.
Example

Send the money through momo.

Admin • 26 July 2026
It is an intelligent person. E.g lenebari Victor is a brain box
Example

Lenebari Victor is a brain box

Brain box • 21 October 2022

A North African country with Mediterranean beaches, ancient Carthage ruins, and Arab-Berber culture.
Example

Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring protests in 2010-2011.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
Isibhamu somdoko is a recent viral term that means penis or dick. Isibhamu is gun and umdoko is porridge, so the whole term translates to porridge gun πŸ†πŸ’¦
Example

Ngimshaye ngesibhamu somdoko.

Mamba • 27 September 2024


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