Word of the Day — 13 Oct 2026
Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.
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Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Dagga is the term we use in South Africa to refer to weed.
Example
I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.
It refers to the money that is given to a woman after spending a time with her. The money is some sort of thanks giving for pleasure
Example
The Pinkie spend a night with Penny last night. In the morning Pinkie asked mavuso from Penny.
Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.
Example
I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.
Ikula is an offensive term used to refer to Indian people.
Example
He speaks like that because he is dating ikula.
cash, stash , dough, (relation to money in general.)
Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.
Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.
Example
ntwana ako sike gumba dar, lend me some cash nyana.
Mogodu is a South African dish which is a combination of chopped serobe (tripe) and mala (intestines), served as a stew often with hot pap or dumpling
Example
I can’t wait for Monday so that I can have mogodu at Mogodu Monday.
A house built from metal roof material (zink) or mud. i.e informal settlement.
Example
I'm moving to Gomora, I will build myself a mkhukhu.
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