spaza

plural spazas

1. South AfricaAn informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas.

   The study found that spazas predominantly source their supplies from large wholesalers such as Macro, Metro and Cash and Carry.

   2011, Dan Banik, The Legal Empowerment Agenda, page 59

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   I walk briskly away from the howling child and the burly cop and the snickering shoppie. And into the first spaza I can find, for a Ghost.

   2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Jacana Media, →ISBN, page 105