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1. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
2. abatagati, n. View full entry 1859
...With pl. concord. Esp. among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic. Cf. umtagati1....
3. Abelungu, n. View full entry 1836
...With sing. or pl. concord. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu, umlungu2....
4. accra, n. View full entry 1864
...W. Afr. and Caribbean. A ball-shaped fritter or sautéed patty of seasoned mashed beans, esp. black-eyed peas. In early use freq. in accra cake....
5. agidi, n. View full entry 1853
...A gelatinous starchy food made by boiling a paste of (fermented) maize meal or flour....
6. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
7. amadumbi, n. View full entry 1851
...= madumbi...
8. amakwetha, n. View full entry 1833
...= abakwetha1....
9. Amangqika, n. View full entry c1847
...With pl. concord. Ngqika people collectively (see Ngqika)....
10. amapakati, n. View full entry 1833
...With sing. and pl. concord. In traditional Nguni societies: the council or inner circle of advisers of a chief or other eminent person; the members of this council,...
11. amatagati, n. View full entry 1852
...= abatagati Cf. umtagati1....
12. Americani, n. View full entry 1881
...A kind of (inferior, typically unbleached) cotton cloth, originally as exported by American traders to East Africa. Cf. Merikani, American cloth(b)American3a....
13. baba, n.7 View full entry 1898
...Used as a respectful form of address to, or title for, an older man....
14. babalaas, adj. and n. View full entry 1947
...Suffering from a hangover, hung-over....
15. baloi, n. View full entry 1871
...In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society): practitioners of magic or witchcraft. Cf. moloi...
16. boma, n. View full entry 1878
...An enclosure or stockade used for herding beasts and for defensive purposes....
17. bonsella, n. View full entry 1898
...A gratuity, bonus, or reward; a gift, esp. one given in acknowledgement or anticipation of service, or requested as a gesture of goodwill; a bribe. Cf. pasella...
18. bundu, n. View full entry 1946
...A remote rural region; the wilds; = the back of beyondbeyond2. Also attrib....
19. cheesa, n. View full entry 1915
...Used attrib., esp. in cheesa stick (see quots.)....
20. cocopan, n. View full entry 1914
...A small steel truck which runs on rails....
