Etymology

Xhosa

Xho·sa
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Today it means: A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape. Full definition →

Xhosa (ísí)Xhosa
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The story

  1. Xhosa · borrowed from(ísí)Xhosa“Xhosa language”
  2. English todayXhosa

Borrowed from Xhosa (ísí)Xhosa (“Xhosa language”) and (úḿ)Xhosa (“Xhosa person”).

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