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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsotsitaal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tsot-si-taal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From tsotsi (“South African street gangster”) + Afrikaans taal (“language”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tsotsitaals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Camtho Flaaitaal Flytaal

Questions

What does tsotsitaal mean?
Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa.
Where does tsotsitaal come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce tsotsitaal

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