amagogotya

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noun

Those who refused to take part in the Xhosa cattle-killing and crop-destroying movement of 1856–1857, in what is now Eastern Cape, South Africa.

OriginXhosa [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounamagogotya pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyThose who refused to take part in the Xhosa cattle-killing and crop-destroying movement of 1856–1857, in what is now Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Xhosa[Term?]
  2. Englishamagogotya

From Xhosa [Term?] (literally “stingy ones”).

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APA

amagogotya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amagogotya

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“amagogotya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amagogotya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amagogotya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amagogotya.

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