Etymology

zama-zama

Today it means: A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals. Full definition →

Zulu -zama
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  1. Zulu · derived from-zama
  2. English todayzama-zama

From Zulu -zama, stem of ukuzama (“to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something”).

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