Meanings
nounokapana (uncountable)
- NamibiaalternativeuncountableAlternative form of kapana (“barbecued meat etc.”).
Most of these people survive by selling okapana (a term used to designate all kind of fried or cooked food sold in the street).
1993, Lazarus Hangula, The Oshakati Human Settlement Improvement Project, page 261 more example
She raised N$500 ($62.00 USD, €45,10) from the party and had enough money to start an okapana (cooked meat) business. So, she moved back to Windhoek where she sold okapana, chicken, spiced and cooked matangala (intestines), fat cake, […]
2013, Danette Jaeb, Walk a Mile in My Shoes
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