xhosa
/ˈkoʊ.sə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape.
name
The native language of the Xhosa people, a Bantu language related to Zulu.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Xhosa people.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Xhosa language.
Example Sentences
- "my father remained aloof from Christianity and instead reserved his own faith for the great spirit of the Xhosas, Qamata, the God of his fathers."
- "In many Xhosa households, Wednesday is umngqusho day. It's the way we all grew up. Like Fridays in the Eastern Cape are always dumplings with meat day."
- "“With the food packages that we drop off, we are adding messages in the local dialect of Xhosa, because this is predominately for the Xhosa areas,” Kolisi said."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkoʊ.sə/
- British English: /ˈkəʊ.sə/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Wiktionary’s coverage of Xhosa terms
Frequently Paired Words
Wiktionary’s coverage of Xhosa terms