Xhosa


Xho·sa

noun
\ˈō-sə, ˈhō-, ˈkō- or with for ō\

Definition of XHOSA

1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Eastern Cape province
2
: a Bantu language of the Xhosas

Origin of XHOSA

Xhosa -xhosa (as in umXhosa a Xhosa person)
First Known Use: 1801

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