Xhosa
noun/ˈkəʊsə/, /ˈkɔːsə/
/ˈkəʊsə/, /ˈkɔːsə/
(plural Xhosa, Xhosas
/ˈkəʊzəz/, /ˈkɔːzəz/
/ˈkəʊsəz/, /ˈkɔːsəz/
)- [countable] a member of an ethnic group living in South Africa
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- (also isiXhosa)[uncountable] the language spoken by the Xhosa people in South AfricaTopics Languagec2
Word Originfrom the stem of Xhosa umXhosa (plural amaXhosa).
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