kafunda

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noun

A bar (business that sells alcohol).

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounkafunda (plural kafundas)

plural kafundas

  1. UgandaA bar (business that sells alcohol).

    It is common to find women selling molokoni in kafunda joints that abound Kampala.

    2018 September 2, A. Kadumukasa Kironde II, “Molokoni: Prized Ugandan dish”, in Daily Monitor
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    Early discussions around a bottle of beer in the best of Kampala's kafundas of the time?

    2004, 1994-2004, Reflects On--: Ten Years of Participatory Practice for a Fairer Society, page 4

    Today one can walk in a shop, kafunda or super market and does not have to line up for basic requirement like sugar, salt and soap as a result of the privatisation and reform policy.

    2005, Divest: A Publication of Privatisation Unit, volume 1, number 1

    In those days, you either went for the bottle under the bed - the equivalent of today's 24-hour open Kafundas - or you went to a night club.

    2009, Patricia Haward, Looking Back: Personal memories of Uganda's troubled past, 1970-2000

    On the other hand, one might find a group of generals at a particular small kafunda (bar) on the street.

    2014, Ian Clarke, Uganda - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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